Note: Depending on your individual access rights, you may not be able to view all of the functionality documented in this guide.

Accessing the DW Spectrum Web Client

DW Spectrum Web Client

In addition to the DW Spectrum® IPVMS desktop client, Administrators may use their web browsers to access the web client of their DW Spectrum® Server where they may view camera video and manage select administrative settings of their server.

This article will outline how to access the DW Spectrum® Web Client and some of the features within the interface.

Note:  The DW Spectrum® IPVMS Web Client is supports Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, and Microsoft Edge.

Note:  The use of “server” in this article refers to the computer on which the DW Spectrum® IPVMS server application is installed.

The use of “system” in this article is used interchangeably to refer to either an individual server or to a group of merged servers.

Supported/Affected Devices:

• DW Blackjack® Server Series

Opening the DW Spectrum® Web Client

Open Through DW Spectrum® IPVMS Desktop Client

To open the web client using the DW Spectrum® IPVMS desktop client, right-click on the target server, then select Server Web Page.

Your computer’s default web browser will open to the login page of the server’s web client.

Manually Connect Through a Web Browser

To open the web client using a web browser, open a web browser and enter the server’s Web Admin URL into the address bar, then press the Enter key.

• URL Structure:  http://<Server_IP>:<Server_Port>
• Example:  http://192.168.21.195:7001

If you are able to connect with the server through your current network connection, the login page of the server’s web client will display.

Note:  The default Server Port value of DW Spectrum® IPVMS is 7001.

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Logging In to the DW Spectrum® Web Client

Upon reaching the login page of the web client, there are two options for logging in:

• Enter the Login and Password that you use when utilizing the DW Spectrum® desktop client
  • Default Login:  admin
  • Default Password:  admin12345
• Enter the Email and Password associated with your DW Cloud™ account

Features of DW Spectrum® IPVMS Web Client

The interface of the web client is divided into six (6) tabbed pages, accessible to users depending on their user role permissions – Settings, View, Monitoring, For Developers, and Help.

Settings Tab

The Settings Tab is comprised of two menus – Server and System.

Features of the Server menu:

• Info – displays the system associated with the server, your current user profile, the current server and IP address, current version of DW Spectrum® IPVMS, server platform, and other associated (merged) servers of the system.
• Port – current access port used by the DW Spectrum® server for communication across network connections.
• Reset Server – by clicking the Restore Factory Defaults button, all settings, features, and database configurations will be defaulted.  Additionally, if the server is part of a merged system, it will be detached from the array.
• Detach Server from the System – by clicking the Detach from the System button, the current server will be removed from its merged system and all of its registered DW Cloud™ accounts will be removed from the server’s registry.
• Restart – by clicking the Restart Server button, the server application will be remotely restarted on the server’s host computer.
• Change Admin Password – use this feature to change the password credential for the Owner user profile (admin) of the system.

Features of the System menu:

• Name – use this feature to change the title of the system.  Be aware that if the server is part of a merged system, the change will be applied across all of the other merged servers as well.
• Merge System – by clicking the Merge Systems button, a pop-up window will display.  Enter the host IP address and server port, the Login, and the Password of another server to merge it with the current system.
• DW Cloud – use this feature to connect or disconnect the current server from a DW Cloud™ account.
• Traffic Encryption – allows users to change the encryption level of system traffic and video traffic.

View Tab

The View tab allows users to view live or recorded video from the current system.

• Devices Panel (left panel) – lists devices (IP cameras) that are connected to the server.  Select a camera to begin viewing.
• Camera View – displays camera video to the right of the Devices Panel.  Click in the Timeline to view previously recorded video.

To change the current video quality or to view the camera’s details, click the video settings button (Gear icon).

Monitoring Tab

The Monitoring tab is comprised of three menus – Graphs, Storage, and Log.

• Graphs – displays a real-time line graph of the server’s CPU, Memory, HDD activity, and Ethernet throughput.

• Storage – displays all connected storage pathing for the Server including HDDs and NAS drives.

• Log – displays the system logs of your DW Spectrum® system.  This information might be requested by a Digital Watchdog support member for specific troubleshooting scenarios.

For Developers Tab

The For Developers tab contains tools for developers for creating and testing features in association with DW Spectrum® IPVMS.

The available tools include:

• Generic Events Generator – a tool for developing and testing HTTPS Generic Event calls for use with the Events & Rules engine of DW Spectrum®.
• Server API – provides developers with the ability to access almost every system feature within the regular DW Spectrum® desktop client.  Includes an API Testing Tool, API Changelog, and an API Documentation list.
• Camera Details Panel – displays additional information for cameras in the View tab including Camera ID, links for available video-streams, and the ability to directly export video from the browser.  This feature is the equivalent of clicking the Gear icon for a camera while using the View tab.
• Video Source SDK – provides the ability to integrate video sources (IP cameras, NVRs, DVRs, etc.) into the system, making it possible to create methods for discovering, displaying, analyzing, and recording video.  This also allows the integration of I/O ports and devices, as well as motion detection with 3^rd party devices.
• Storage SDK – allows the integration of non-standard 3^rd party storage mediums.

Information Tab

The Information tab contains the means to check the status of the current server.

Features include:

• Alerts – displays detected issues such as server storage errors or communication issues with devices.  This works in tandem with the Event Notifications engine of DW Spectrum®.
• System – displays system information including the number of currently merged servers, number of connected devices, number of storage locations, number of users, and the current software version of DW Spectrum® IPVMS in use by the system.
• Servers – displays information of all servers within the system including uptime information, average CPU usage, average memory (RAM) usage, public IP addresses, and current server OS time (differs from shared system time).
• Cameras – displays information of connected cameras including server affiliation, type of camera, IP address, availability status, stream information, and archive storage analysis.
• Storage Locations – displays the storage drive information of each server including status, number of issues (24h), read/write rate, and available storage space.
• Network Interfaces – displays the Ethernet information of the servers within a system including affiliated server, availability status of the connection, IP address of the node, and I/O bitrate.

Help Tab

The help tab contains hyperlinks that will route you to the DW Technical Support request portal, DW Tools and Calculators page, and the mobile application page for DW Spectrum® IPVMS Mobile in the App Store or Google Play.

Connect DW Spectrum Desktop to Server with command line

It is possible to use special option to connect DW Spectrum Desktop to Server from the command line:

–auth=http://username:password@server_address:server_port

In example below server address is 192.168.1.200, port is default 7001, username is admin and password is admin1234. Client version is 3.0.0.14971:

Windows:

>”C:\Program Files\DW Spectrum\DW Spectrum Client\3.0.0.14971\DW Spectrum.exe” –auth=http://admin:admin1234@192.168.1.200:7001

Ubuntu:

$/opt/dwspectrumn/client/3.0.0.14971/client-bin –auth=http://admin:admin1234@192.168.1.200:7001

Client will use secured connection.

DW Spectrum Client Hardware Requirements

What are the recommended hardware specifications for the DW Spectrum® Client?

The DW Spectrum® IPVMS program can be installed on most modern computers with an x64-bit architecture.  However, while DW Spectrum® is a relatively lightweight application, it does use a varying amount of hardware resources, depending on the intensity that it is used.

This article will outline the recommended hardware specifications required for DW Spectrum® IPVMS for your consideration.

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**NOTE:  32-bit operating systems, Ubuntu 14.04, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2 are no longer supported by DW Spectrum®.  Additionally, the desktop client will not function when using Macintosh OS X 10.11, 10.12, or 10.13.

**NOTE:  It is highly recommended to use a computer that is separate from the device hosting the DW Spectrum® Server application when using the DW Spectrum® Client, rather than run both programs fulltime on the same device.  This will help to keep the server device’s CPU from being overused and mitigate processing issues.

Prerequisites

To use the DW Spectrum® Client, a computer must meet the following prerequisites:

• A supported 64-bit Operating System
  • Windows 8, 8.1, 10 Pro/Enterprise
  • Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, 2016 v1607 and later, 2019
  • Ubuntu LTS 16.04, 18.04, 20.04
  • MacOS 11
•  OpenGL 2.1 Support or better
• An Intel or AMD CPU

Hardware Recommendations

The following specifications and aforementioned prerequisites will ensure a smooth user experience when using the DW Spectrum® IPVMS with up to 64 devices in a layout.

Single Monitor Workstation

Dual Monitor Workstation

Quad Monitor Workstation

**NOTE 1:  DW Spectrum® Client uses only the CPU for video decoding and can display up to 64 items on the viewing grid.  The GPU is used for dewarping on the fly, drawing animations, controls, and rendering UI elements in the client.

**NOTE 2:  We assume that only one instance of DW Spectrum® Client will run on a single monitor system.  If you intend to run two instances of the program on a single monitor, use the recommended specs of the “Dual Monitor Workstation”.  For three or four instances of DW Spectrum® Client, use the recommended specs for the “Quad Monitor Station”.

**NOTE 3:  Please take notice that dewarping a fisheye camera will set the resolution to “High”.  As a result, the specifications as mentioned above may not apply and are dependent on the cameras settings (e.g. resolution, framerate, etc.).  It is better to take the suggestions mentioned below in the decoding capabilities paragraph.

Decoding Capabilities

Although it is difficult to offer recommended specifications with regard to decoding capabilities of a system due to the multiple variables of a stream, the following camera settings were taken into consideration:

• Resolution of 1920 x 1080 or less
• Framerate of 15 fps or fewer
• Bandwidth of 2 Mbps or fewer
• Group of Pictures (GOP) of 15 (IBBBBPBBBBPBBBBI)
• H.264 compression method

Up to 8 High-Resolution Streams

Up to 16 High-Resolution Streams

Up to 32 High-Resolution Streams

**NOTE:  Please take into consideration that most monitors have a native resolution of 1920×1080.  There is no benefit of displaying more than 1 Full HD camera in High Resolution on such a screen.  The same applies to displaying more than 4 Full HD cameras on a 4K screen or more than 16 Full HD cameras on an 8K screen.

DW Spectrum – Installing DW Spectrum for Macintosh

Creating A New System

DW Spectrum is composed of two parts:

• DW Spectrum® Media Server – the Media Server is Spectrum.  The media server is responsible for the recording, contains the database information of your added cameras and user profiles, and is arguably the most important aspect of the DW Spectrum IPVMS platform.  The Media Server is supposed to be installed on a computer that will be acting as your server.  If you have a DW Blackjack server, this software is already installed.
• DW Spectrum® Client – the Client software provides the graphical interface with which users may utilize to interact with the Media Server and allows users to see what the Media Server is doing.  Some features include allowing users to configure settings, view live and recorded video, and manage device connections.  The Client is helpful for accessing the Media Server, but is not required to remain running for the Media Server to do its job.  Instead, it is recommended that users install the DW Spectrum Client software on a separate computer from the DW Spectrum Media Server computer to save on processing.

These two portions of DW Spectrum IPVMS coordinate to comprise a System.  A System can refer to a group of merged servers or to a single server.

This article will explain how to install DW Spectrum IPVMS, how to connect with the DW Spectrum System, and how to change the Owner/Admin password and System name.

**NOTE:  DW Spectrum for Macintosh is for the Client only.  A computer with either a Windows OS or an Ubuntu OS will be required to create a Server.

Installing DW Spectrum on Macintosh

1. To obtain the installation files for DW Spectrum, open a web browser and visit the DW Spectrum IPVMS product page on the Digital Watchdog website.

• DW Spectrum Product Page

1. Click on the Software tab.

Select the Version of DW Spectrum that you want to install, then select the operating system that you are installing with (Macintosh).

Click on the Download icon to download the installation file.

1. Open the downloaded .DMG file, then drag the DW Spectrum application into your Applications folder.

Allow the process to run and complete the installation.  When finished, you can begin to set up the System.

Creating a New System

1. To launch the application, open the Applications folder, then double-click on the DW Spectrum Client application

1. If your computer is on the same LAN as a pre-existing Server, the DW Spectrum Client application may automatically detect it.  If so, click on the tile.

You will be prompted to enter your login credentials (User ID and Password).  Contact the System Owner or Administrator of the Server if you need a login to be created.

**NOTE:  DW Spectrum for Macintosh is for the Client only.  A computer with either a Windows OS or an Ubuntu OS will be required to create a Server.

1. If this is a first-time setup of DW Spectrum Client, click the Add to Existing System button.

You will then be prompted to enter the Connection Options to connect with the DW Spectrum Server.

• Host – enter the IP Address of the DW Spectrum Server.
• Port – enter the TCP port of the DW Spectrum Server (default: 7001).
• Login – enter the login ID of your DW Spectrum user profile.
• Password – enter the login password of your DW Spectrum user profile.

1. Once you have entered the connection information, click the OK button to connect with the DW Spectrum System.

Changing the Admin Password

1. To change the Admin password of a Server, launch DW Spectrum and connect with the System.  You must have Administrator privileges to make system changes.

Right-click on the System (house icon) and select Open Web Client.

1. A browser will open and connect with the System.

Enter the Owner ID (Admin) and the Password to log in.

**NOTE:  Another way to access this web client is to enter the Server’s IP address and port to connect through a web browser.

1. After logging into the System Web Client, open the Settings tab then open the Users menu.

Select the admin (Owner) profile and click the Change Password button.

Enter the current admin password and new admin password for the system then click the Save button.

It is recommended to keep track of your password.  If the Admin password is forgotten, a password reset form must be submitted for all Blackjack Series units.

If the DW Spectrum Server is installed on a custom-built server (not a Blackjack Series NVR), a clean reinstallation of the DW Spectrum Server will be required to reset a forgotten password.

To learn how to completely uninstall DW Spectrum from the Windows or Ubuntu Server, check out DW Spectrum Clean Uninstall.

Changing the System Name

To change the System name, select the System Administration tab and open the General menu.

Click the edit icon beside the current system name and enter the new name of the System, then click the Save button to rename the System.

DW Spectrum Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard Shortcuts

By using keyboard shortcuts, users can quickly navigate around DW Spectrum® IPVMS without having to route through various menus.

These keyboard shortcuts are for Windows and Ubunut/Linux, but most will also work for MacOS by replacing “Ctrl” with the “Command” key.

Supported/Affected Devices:

• DW Blackjack® Server Series
• DW Blackjack® Client Workstation Series

DW Spectrum® IPVMS Shortcut Keys

To download the technical bulletin that lists these shortcut keys, Click Here.

Additional Shortcuts

Below are additional shortcut keys that are not listed in the technical bulletin.

DW Spectrum Mobile SSL Certificate Notification

Security Certificate Notifications

After upgrading the DW Spectrum Mobile application to v22.1, users will be automatically logged out of DW Cloud and must log in to DW Cloud again to regain access to their Cloud Systems. Upon doing so, you may encounter an alert notification when attempting to connect with a DW Spectrum Server using version 4.2 or higher.

This article will explain the prompts that will display regarding security certificates and the DW Spectrum Mobile application.

Related Articles

• DW Spectrum IPVMS SSL Certificate Management
• 06/03/22 – Release Notes – DW Spectrum Mobile Update v22.1.34959

Self-Signed SSL Certificates

If the an affiliated DW Spectrum Server is using version 4.2 or higher, the mobile application will attempt to verify that the target Server is using an SSL Certificate for security. However, a notification will display alerting an SSL certificate verification issue if the DW Spectrum Server is using the default Self-Signed SSL Certificate that is generated automatically.

While valid, this is due to the Server using a self-signed certificate as opposed to using a public certificate that has been purchased from a recognized certificate provider. Select “Connect Anyway” to confirm that you trust the current Server. This message will not display the next time that you connect with the Server as long as its SSL Certificate remains valid.

The following prompt may display:

Expired SSL Certificates

If a DW Spectrum Server’s SSL Certificate (self-signed or public) has expired, the following prompt will appear:

Enable (check) the “Trust this server” checkbox and select “Connect Anyway” to continue with connecting to the Server. This prompt will continue to appear each time you attempt to connect with the Server until the certificate has been renewed.

Alternatively, you can disable the SSL Certificate verification setting in the DW Spectrum Mobile application, but this is not recommended as it will lower the security level of your connection.

To learn how to apply a public SSL Certificate or how to renew the self-signed SSL Certificate of a DW Spectrum Server, please use the KB article – DW Spectrum IPVMS SSL Certificate Management.

Changing Mobile App Security Settings

DW Spectrum Mobile v22.1 users have the option to change the Security settings of the mobile app to connect without checking security certificates, but are instead recommended to use the default setting.

To change the Security settings in the mobile app:

1. Tap the Main Menu icon , located in the top-right of the screen, and select “Settings”.

1. In the Settings menu, top on the Security toggle to change your SSL certificate verification preference.

Your options include:

• Recommended (default) – DW Spectrum Mobile will allow you to connect with DW Spectrum Servers that are using either valid self-signed or public SSL certificates.
• Strict – DW Spectrum Mobile will only allow you to connect with DW Spectrum Servers that are using valid public SSL Certificates.
• Disabled – disabling the Security toggle will allow you to connect with any DW Spectrum Servers and will NOT check for SSL Certificate verification. Please keep in mind that this option may pose a greater security risk.

Export Bookmark from Timeline

Export Bookmark from Timeline

DW Spectrum v3.2 introduced a feature that allows users to export bookmarks quickly from the timeline.

How to Export a Bookmark from the Timeline?

1. Find and select the Bookmark you would like to export on the Timeline.
   *remember you need to have a camera selected on the Viewing Grid in order to interact with the Timeline.
2. Click on the 3rd icon (download icon) on the Bookmark.
3. The Export Dialog will now appear.

* As with all video exports the larger the Bookmark duration the longer the Bookmark will need to complete exporting.

Maximum DW Spectrum Client Connections

How many users can connect to a DW Spectrum Server?

The quantity of concurrent DW Spectrum Client connections that a DW Spectrum Server can sustain is limited by the number of active TCP connections that can be supported by the server.

With this knowledge, the Owner and Administrators should consider the number of desktop client instances that will be connecting to the system, how many cameras and devices will stream video in each instance, and if there are other servers merged with the system. This is to avoid potential bottlenecks that may occur due to exceeding the system’s overall capabilities.

**NOTE:  The numbers provided in this article is in consideration of connecting to only a single (1) DW Spectrum Server. In the case that a DW Spectrum System is comprised of a merged, multi-server configuration, consider the number of devices connected to each server.

Related Articles

• DW Spectrum Client Hardware Requirements
• DW Spectrum IPVMS Maximum System Size

Calculating the Maximum TCP Connections

For a DW Spectrum Server that is using the recommended system and hardware requirements, the average limit of concurrent DW Spectrum Client connections that can be supported is:

• One (1) DW Spectrum Server can support up to 2,000 concurrent TCP connections – including connected devices and camera streams, as well as connecting instances of the DW Spectrum Client for regular viewing

As the supported number of client connections to a server varies depending on the number of active TCP connections that are in use with the server, use the following information to calculate the number of active TCP connections of a server.

• x1 DW Spectrum Client connection = 5 TCP connections
• x1 Device or Camera connection = 1 TCP connection

X = # of active DW Spectrum Clients

Y = # of active video streams per Client

TCP Connections Consumed = (X x 5 TCP connections) + (X x Y)

Examples for a Single (1) Server

• 400 DW Spectrum Client instances can connect, but no video (0) can display for the users
  • (400 clients x 5 TCP connections each) = 2,000 TCP connections; the max. amount of TCP connections are being used
• 80 DW Spectrum Client instances can connect, but only up to 20 devices per client can stream video
  • (80 clients x 5 TCP connections each) + (80 clients x 20 devices) = 2,000 TCP connections; the max. amount of TCP connections are being used
• 28 DW Spectrum Client instances can connect, but only up to 64 devices per client can stream video
  • (28 clients x 5 TCP connections each) + (28 clients x 64 devices) = 1,932 TCP connections in use; 68 TCP connections are still available

PTZ Auto-Focus and Camera Control in DW Spectrum

PTZ & Auto-Focus

While supported ONVIF cameras with motorized varifocal lenses can only zoom in and out, DW Spectrum also allows users to easily control connected PTZ cameras through the DW Spectrum Client without having to use an external joystick.

This article will show where you can manage the local PTZ settings in the DW Spectrum Client and outline the PTZ controls that are available.

**NOTE:  The Extended PTZ features require that the camera supports ONVIF Absolute Move and custom product integration to work with the DW Spectrum IPVMS software controls.

Supported/Affected Devices

• DW Blackjack® Series

Local DW Spectrum Settings

When using a PTZ camera, the local client settings can be configured to affect how the user’s PTZ control interface will display and PTZ configuration presets will be used by the system.

Preferred PTZ Preset Setting

By default, PTZ control will automatically be available for supported PTZ cameras in the DW Spectrum Client and will use the camera’s Native PTZ setting presets (manufacturer configured). Considering this, DW Spectrum will determine if the system should use the camera’s presets or if it will use the DW Spectrum System’s preferred presets, depending on its assigned settings. These presets can be used to tell the PTZ camera to perform specific maneuvers, tours, etc.

You can find this setting in the DW Spectrum Client under the PTZ section. To get there, right-click on the camera and select “Camera Settings”. In the resulting Camera Settings window, select the “Expert” tab.

In the PTZ section of the menu, select one of the following:

• Auto (default) – use a mix between the Native and System PTZ presets to easily begin using the PTZ preset controls in the DW Spectrum Client.
• System – ignore the camera manufacturer settings in favor of using DW Spectrum PTZ preset settings only.
• Native – have DW Spectrum only use the PTZ camera’s preset settings.

PTZ Aim Overlay Setting

By default, the DW Spectrum Client will utilize a user interface (UI) that follows simple click-and-drag controls, which minimizes the need to display controls for the PTZ camera, which some users feel can take up a fair portion of the screen. However, other users may prefer to have an overlay display as it offers clear and simple controls by which to control the camera.

To show an aim overlay (HUD), navigate to Main Menu > Local Settings > Look and Feel menu in the desktop client.

Locate the “Show aim overlay for PTZ cameras” setting.

Enabling this setting will affect how the PTZ control interface will display in the client by directly overlaying the camera’s FOV and how the user interacts with the PTZ features.

Using PTZ Controls

When DW Spectrum detects that a compatible PTZ camera has been added to the system, the PTZ icon will display in the camera’s viewing window.

To activate the DW Spectrum’s PTZ controls, click the PTZ icon that appears at the top of the camera’s window. Click the PTZ icon again to hide the PTZ controls.

How the PTZ controls interface displays will vary, depending on whether or not the “Show aim overlay for PTZ cameras” setting has been enabled.

Simple-Zoom (non-PTZ cameras)

If a camera uses a motorized, varifocal lens to zoom (T/W), but does not feature the ability to pan or tilt the camera, only the zoom controls (+ and –) will be available regardless of enabling/disabling the aim overlay setting.

This feature is represented by a set of plus (+) and minus (-) buttons that allow users to zoom the camera lens in or out through the DW Spectrum interface.  Alternatively, users may use the mouse-wheel to zoom-in or zoom-out.

Extended PTZ (Disabled PTZ Aim Overlay)

When the Aim Overlay setting is DISABLED, the PTZ control features are represented in the following ways:

• Zoom In/Out – click on the Zoom-in (+) or Zoom-out (-) buttons to use the camera’s motorized zoom; alternatively, users may use the mouse-wheel to zoom-in or zoom-out
• Pan-and Tilt – click-and-drag the mouse within the viewing window to pan and tilt the camera

While holding the Shift key:

• Box Targeting – to zoom and position the camera into a specific FOV-framing, Shift + click-and-drag anywhere within the camera viewing window and draw a box around the target area.
• Single Mouse Click Pan/Tilt – users can Shift + click (once) anywhere within the camera viewing window to have the PTZ camera move and center to that point
• Double-click Zoom Out – users can Shift + double-click anywhere within the camera viewing window to zoom the camera back out to its telescopic base.

Regular PTZ (Enabled PTZ Aim Overlay)

When the Aim Overlay setting is ENABLED, the PTZ control features are represented in the following ways:

• Zoom In/Out – to use the camera’s motorized zoom, click on the Zoom-in (+) or Zoom-out (-) buttons; alternatively, users may use the mouse-wheel to zoom-in or zoom-out.
• Virtual Joystick – displaying in the center of the overlay, click-and-drag the virtual joystick to pan and tilt the camera.

**NOTE:  The user does not need to hold the Shift key down when using the Extended PTZ features, so long as the “Show aim overlay for PTZ cameras” setting is enabled.

• Box Targeting – to zoom and position the camera into a specific FOV-framing, click-and-drag anywhere within the camera viewing window and draw a box around the target area.
• Single Mouse Click Pan/Tilt – to have the PTZ camera quickly move and center to a single point, users can click (once) anywhere within the camera viewing window to have the PTZ camera move and center to that point
• Double-click Zoom Out – users can double-click anywhere within the camera viewing window to have the camera zoom-out to its widest magnification.

PTZ Issue Troubleshooting

Camera models that support the advanced PTZ features (Regular PTZ and Extended PTZ) can be found using the DW Spectrum Supported Device List.

When troubleshooting ONVIF camera issues, such as PTZ control problems, it is recommended to download and install ONVIF Device Manager on the same computer as your DW Spectrum Server.  If you cannot install the ONVIF Device Manager (ODM), because you are using an Ubuntu/Linux or Macintosh operating system, install ODM on a Windows PC that shares the same LAN as your troubled camera.

Common PTZ Issues

• If PTZ camera does not display the PTZ icon in DW Spectrum, ensure that the DW Spectrum firmware version is up-to-date, use ODM to connect with the camera and confirm if there is a PTZ Controls option available. If not, it may be an issue with the camera. Confirm that the camera’s firmware is also up-to-date.
• If PTZ controls do not respond in DW Spectrum, in addition to ensuring that the camera firmware and DW Spectrum firmware are up-to-date, use the PTZ Controls in ODM to see if the camera responds.  If not, it may be an issue with the camera.
• If PTZ position presets assignment is not working, use ODM and use PTZ Controls, then select Absolute Move.  Try a different set of values for the Absolute Move coordinates.

Axis T8311 Joystick

In v3.0 DW Spectrum introduced the ability to use the Axis T8311 Joystick to control live PTZ cameras on Windows OS-based computers.

How to Setup & Use the Axis T8311 Joystick

1. Plugin the Axis T8311 Joystick to the computer that you will be using.
   * The drivers should be automatically installed by Windows and the device should be recognized.
2. If your DW Spectrum Desktop app is open when you plugged in the joystick, restart your DW Spectrum Desktop. If not, open DW Spectrum Desktop.
3. Open the PTZ camera you would like to control with the Joystick and click on the PTZ icon with your mouse.
4. Use the Joystick to Pan, Tilt, and Zoom the camera.

Why does DW Spectrum only support one joystick controller for PTZ?

1. IP cameras are network-based and have latency, making joystick control….not great.
2. DW Spectrum has Advanced PTZ – a feature that makes analog joysticks seem….well, outdated.

Creating A Showreel in DW Spectrum

Showreels

The Showreel feature of DW Spectrum® allows users to create customizable timed viewing sequences, to which users may assign media resources such as cameras, layouts, web pages, and more.

This article will outline how to create a Showreel within the DW Spectrum® IPVMS desktop client.

Supported/Affected Devices:

• DW Blackjack® Server Series

Creating a Showreel

To create a Showreel within the DW Spectrum® IPVMS Client:

1. Open the Main Menu, then click New.

Select Showreel.

1. From the Resource Tree, drag any resource to an available cell in the Showreel layout.

The Showreel will support the use of:

• • Layouts
  • Single Devices (cameras, I/O devices)
  • Exported Files
  • Web Pages
  • Servers (monitoring item will be displayed)
  • External Media (offline files, files within the Local Media folder)

1. Drag-and-drop resources to rearrange the display order of the cells within the Showreel.

Adjust the display time of each resource.

1. Click the Start Showreel button to begin the Showreel.

To stop the Showreel, press the Esc key on the keyboard.

DW Spectrum Help Function

Help Function

DW Spectrum v3.2 introduced a context-sensitive help function that allows DW Spectrum users to easily find more information on operator functions, setup information, and more.

This article will outline how to use the Context Help Manual of DW Spectrum.

Note:  An active Internet connection is not required to use this function.

Supported/Affected Devices

• DW Blackjack Servers

Accessing the Help Function

When using DW Spectrum, the Context Help Manual provides quick access to an offline user manual.

To use the help function:

1. Click on the Help Icon [?] in the Navigation Panel, at the top of the window.

1. A question mark [?] will overlay your mouse cursor, indicating that the Help Function is enabled.

Click on the subject matter in question or interface element that you want to know more about.

1. The Context Help Manual will open in your default web browser.

DW Spectrum IPVMS Mobile Application Setup

DW Spectrum® Mobile Application

The DW Spectrum® Mobile application allows users to connect with their DW Spectrum® systems using their Apple (iOS) and Android mobile devices.  However, some initial setup is required before you can begin to use the live viewing and playback features of the application.

This article will outline how to connect your DW Spectrum® Mobile application to a DW Spectrum System using DW Cloud™ or by using a server’s IP address for direct connection.

**NOTE:  The use of the term “DW Spectrum® System” in this article may refer to a single DW Spectrum® Server or to multiple DW Spectrum® Servers that have been merged into a single group.

**NOTE:  If a network that is hosting a DW Spectrum Server is using a SonicWall or Firewall service to filter out external Internet access, you may need to allowlist or port forward the DW Spectrum® Server.

For the FQDN list of DW Spectrum®, please read DW Spectrum – FQDN or Allowlist for DW Cloud Access.

Supported/Affected Devices:

• DW Blackjack® Servers
• MEGApix® IP Camera Series

Acquiring the Application

To use DW Spectrum® Mobile on your mobile device (smartphone, tablet, etc.), you will need to download and install the mobile application from your application store.

Connecting Through DW Cloud™

DW Cloud™ is a free connection service for use with the DW Spectrum® IPVMS software.  If you have yet to connect your DW Spectrum® system to a DW Cloud™ account or still need to create a DW Cloud™ account, check out DW Cloud Management.

To connect with your DW Spectrum® IPVMS system using the DW Cloud™ service:

1. Open the DW Spectrum application on your mobile device.

To connect your DW Cloud™ account to the DW Spectrum® Mobile application, click on Log in to DW Cloud.

1. In the Cloud Account screen, enter the Email and Password login credentials for your DW Cloud™ account, then tap the Log in button.

In the Server Selection screen, DW Spectrum® systems that are already connected with your DW Cloud™ account will display with an orange Cloud icon.  As your mobile application is now connected with your account, simply select the cloud-connected system to begin viewing.

1. You may only view one DW Spectrum® system at a time through the mobile application.

To view another system, tap on the Main Menu button, then select Disconnect from Server.

You will then be routed back to the Server Selection screen.

Connecting Through Direct Connection (IP Address)

When connecting to your DW Spectrum® system using an IP address, you will need to port forward the DW Spectrum® server(s) to ensure that external network access is available while offsite.

Automatic Discovery (LAN)

If you are currently connected to the same local network (LAN) as the DW Spectrum® system, the DW Spectrum® Mobile application may discover the server automatically.

1. To connect with a discovered server, select the system.  The IP Address field will automatically fill.
2. Enter your Login and Password for the DW Spectrum® system, then tap the Connect button to begin viewing.

Manual Direct Connection (LAN)

If the IP address of the server does not automatically fill or the server is not discovered, you can find the email address in the Server Settings menu of the DW Spectrum® IPVMS desktop application.

1. In the DW Spectrum® IPVMS desktop application, right-click on the server.
2. Select Server Settings.
3. Under the General tab, locate the IP Address and Port value for your connection needs.

1. Changing to your DW Spectrum® Mobile application, tap on the Connect to Another Server button.

1. The New Connection screen will display.

Enter the IP address of your server in the Host field,

Next, enter your Login and Password credentials for the DW Spectrum® system.

Tap the Connect button to begin viewing.

Manual Direct Connection (WAN)

If you will be connecting to your DW Spectrum® system from outside of your local network (LAN), you will need to know the Public IP Address (WAN) of your network.

**NOTE:  When connected to the same internal network (LAN) as the DW Spectrum® Server, you will not be able to connect if you are using an external, public IP address (WAN).  Use a public IP address only when connecting from outside of the server’s host network.

1. To obtain the public IP address of your network, you may inquire with your ISP, work with your network administrator, or check in your router for the information.

Alternatively, open a web browser (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, etc.) and visit a port checking website (e.g., http://canyouseeme.org).

1. The public IP of your currently connected network will display

Confirm that the DW Spectrum® port (Default Port: 7001) is open within the network.  If the port is blocked, external communication to the server will be unavailable.

1. Changing to your DW Spectrum® Mobile application, tap on the Connect to Another Server button.

1. The New Connection screen will display.

Enter the public IP address of your server in the Host field,

Next, enter your Login and Password credentials for the DW Spectrum® system.

Tap the Connect button to begin viewing.

DW Spectrum – Launch Desktop Client with CLI

Benefits of Launching with the CLI

Launching the Desktop client with the CLI gives you a lot more flexibility. The CLI allows you to launch it normally without any changes, but you can also change its behavior by utilizing specific parameters. It can facilitate many tasks such as server auto-login, disabling auto-updates, creating multiple instances of the client, restricting options, and more.

How to Launch with CLI

In Windows:

1. Open Command Prompt and enter:

cd C:\Program Files\Digital Watchdog\DW Spectrum\Client

1. Next, to view all installed versions enter:

dir

1. Choose a version: [replace “VERSION” with your version number (e.g., 3.2.0.28738) in the command below]

cd VERSION

1. Launch the Client (no parameter):

applauncher

Or launch the Client with a parameter:

applauncher –layout-name=”Example”

In Linux:

1. Open Terminal and enter:

cd /opt/digitalwatchdog/client/VERSION/bin

Example:  cd /opt/digitalwatchdog/client/4.2.0.32842/bin

1. View all installed versions with the command:

ls

1. Choose a version. [replace “VERSION” with your version number (e.g., 3.2.0.28738) in the command below]

cd VERSION/bin

1. Launch the client (no parameter):

./applauncher

Or launch the client with a parameter:

applauncher –layout-name=”Example”

Command Line Parameters (v4.0 and newer):

Command Line Parameters for v3.2 and Older

DW Spectrum Quick User Guide

This Quick User’s Guide provides the steps you need to view live video, search and view archived video and export recorded video evidence to your local computer or to a removable media device. Contains the following sections: • View Live Video • Search/View Archive Video • Exporting Recorded Video

Note: Depending on your individual access rights, you may not be able to view all of the functionality documented in this guide.

DW Spectrum Quick User Guide

How to Run DW Spectrum Client in a Limited GPU Environment

Limited OpenGL 2.1 Support

The DW Spectrum® Client application requires a computer with support for OpenGL 2.1 or higher, whether on a virtual machine (VM) or an actual computer.  In most cases, this is not an issue.  However, if a user is utilizing a virtual machine (VMWare, VirtualBox) or a personal computer (PC) with limited graphics capability (or no GPU), OpenGL 2.1 may not be supported.  As a result, DW Spectrum® Client will not run.

To resolve this issue, an emulation of the necessary graphics to function through the CPU may allow the Client to run if the Server application is also installed on a computer using Windows x64 OS.

This article will outline how to emulate a GPU using a CPU on a WinOS x64-bit system.

**DISCLAIMER:  We do not recommend this method unless it is absolutely required.  Even then, please be aware that you will be performing this at your own risk.

Supported/Affected Devices:

• DW Blackjack® Cube Series (WinOS)
• DW Blackjack® Client Workstation Series (WinOS)

Things to Consider

• When using this method, you will be transferring the computing load that would otherwise be directed to a GPU onto the CPU. This will cause the CPU usage to increase significantly.
• We do not recommend using this method unless it is absolutely required.
• Remember to close the DW Spectrum® Client application as soon as you are finished returning the CPU load to normal.
• The hosting computer must be using a Windows x64-bit operating system.

Emulating a GPU Using a CPU

To emulate a GPU:

1. Download the Open GL emulation library.

Extract the files “opengl32.dll” and “libglapi.dll” from the zipped/compressed folder.

1. Next, stop the Spectrum Media Server service.  To do so, you can right-click on the service in the Windows Service Tray, then select Stop Server (started).

1. Once the Media Server has been stopped, open the computer’s File Explorer program and navigate to:

C:\Program Files\Digital Watchdog\DW Spectrum\Client\<version_number>

**NOTE:  “<version_number>” (above) refers to the DW Spectrum® Client software version number.

1. Copy-and-paste the opengl32.dll and libglapi.dll files to this directory. Do not place them into any additional folders beyond this directory.

1. Start the Media Server from the Windows Service Tray.

Launch the DW Spectrum® Client.

The DW Spectrum Client application will now utilize the CPU for some of the graphical processing.  The processing load on the CPU of the host computer will increase as a result, so be sure to completely close the DW Spectrum® Client application when you are not actively using it.

Motion Smart Search In DW Spectrum IPVMS

Motion Smart Search

DW Spectrum’s Motion Smart Search feature is a useful tool that allows users to rapidly search video archives to discover segments of saved footage.  Rather than having to review long lengths of archived footage to find a specific moment, Motion Smart Search narrows down the saved video to a specified area in the camera’s field of vision and highlights the discovered segments in the Timeline during playback.

This article will outline how to use the Motion Smart Search feature of DW Spectrum for faster footage acquisition.

Using Smart Search

To use the Motion Smart Search feature, you must be using a camera that supports motion recording (where both the primary and secondary video streams are active).

Note:  It is recommended that the secondary stream be set to a resolution of 704×480 or lower, with a frame rate no higher than 7 FPS.

If you are encountering issues with Motion Recording, check out Motion Recording Troubleshooting (DW Spectrum).

To use the Motion Smart Search feature:

1. Select your desired camera to display.

Selecting from either the camera’s Image Controls toolbar or from the Notifications Panel, click on the Motion icon.

Alternatively, you can right-click in the camera window and select Show Motion/Smart Search.

1. Upon activating Motion Smart Search, a grid will overlay the camera area.

Click-and-drag to highlight a specific motion area in the grid.

1. DW Spectrum will display preview frames the system’s search results.

Additionally, in the Timeline, sections will be highlighted to indicate that motion was detected in the specified motion area.

Select from the previewed frames or click in the Timeline to begin playing the detected footage.

Reporting DW Spectrum Issues

DW Spectrum® Issues

This article will outline how to report operator issues with DW Spectrum® IPVMS.

Supported/Affected Devices

• DW Blackjack® Series

Before Requesting Support

Use the following resources to check for possible solutions:

• DW Spectrum Help Function
• Digital Watchdog Support Knowledge Base

**Note:  It is recommended to use the latest version of DW Spectrum®.  If you are encountering operator issues and your firmware is outdated, consider updating to the latest build version.

The Digital Watchdog Support Knowledge Base hosts release notes for recent updates.

Requesting Support

Digital Watchdog Technical Support strives to provide quick and efficient assistance for issues that directly regard Digital Watchdog products.

Use the following guidelines to provide a concise outline of your issue so that our technicians may support you in an orderly fashion.

Submit One Support Request per Issue

As our support team focuses on different Digital Watchdog products, features, and software, tracking the progress of individual issues becomes difficult when there is an overwhelming number of issues described in a single report.

If one issue appears to be interrelated with another issue, it may be worth mentioning.  However, please maintain a clear outline of a single issue, per request, if possible.

Once the issue has been identified by the technician, a recommended resolution may be provided.

**Note:  Open a support ticket with Digital Watchdog Technical Support.

Provide a Short and Clear Summary

An ideal summary should be clear and as short as possible, but long enough to clarify the issue.  Provide a clear overview of the issue, the component where the issue is occurring (Server, Client, DW Cloud, mobile application), and what conditions the system was under when the problem started.

Please also provide details regarding any troubleshooting steps that have already been taken.  If troubleshooting has not already been performed, you may be tasked with performing recommended troubleshooting steps.

Environment

Provide details about the environment that DW Spectrum® is running in.  This includes information such as what version/build of DW Spectrum® is being used, the operating systems being used, and the size of the System (a single server or multi-server/merged System).

Example:

• DW Spectrum® Version:  v4.1.0.31401
• DW Spectrum® Client:  Mac OS 10.13
• DW Spectrum® Server:  Windows 10
• Network Topology:  Server is connected to cameras through a Wi-Fi router that is connected to a single PoE switch, with 10 cameras.
• Special Features:  The mentioned PoE switch has an embedded firewall blocking UDP traffic.

Reproduction Scenario

Describe any steps that you performed prior to the start of the problem.  The technician may need to try to reproduce the issue on their end to better understand what may be causing the issue.

Examples of this include upgrading firmware from a particular build, changing network hardware, applying specific settings in DW Spectrum®, etc.

Attachments

Attachments can be quite helpful for technicians as they offer additional insight to the issue that you are experiencing.  Providing photos, screen recordings, or Sever Logs may help to reduce the wait time for a resolution to your issue.

Since attachments can be quite large to share, you may use a third party service like Google Drive or DropBox to provide your attachment.

Avoid sending compressed (.zip) files as we are less likely to open this file type for security reasons.  Instead, upload each file individually to the sharing application of choice so that your technician can check the file before opening or downloading it.

**Note:  DW Spectrum® (Windows version) has an in-client screen recording feature that you may use to capture a recording of your display as you see it.  Press Alt+R on the keyboard to start or stop this function.

Remote Assistance

Issues are often system-specific and your technician may request remote access to your System to directly assist you with resolving the problem.

Frequently, Digital Watchdog Technical Support will ask for unattended TeamViewer access to investigate the issue directly.  We understand if this is not possible, but please be aware that this may delay the solution for your issue.  If you prefer to instead be present for the remote session, you may request one.

Additionally, the use of ONVIF Device Manager and/or Wireshark is commonly used for troubleshooting our most commonly reported issues.  It may be in your best interest to have these applications installed.

**Note:  DW Blackjack® Servers (Windows) will come with ONVIF Device Manager installed.  Most DW Blackjack® Series devices will come with TeamViewer installed as well.

AntarVis2.0 program adopts independent setup package, which is easy for setup and contains the various basic functions for demand. It can be generally used for the small-sized project. Since VMS access data directly from device, the connection of one device with several clients has not been recommended for it intensifies tolerance capacity of device.

AntarVis2.0, our Video Management System, is a professional software for central management of the front-end network monitoring devices, including NVR, DVR, IPC, MDI, SDI, etc. It is to mainly fulfill functions such as real-time preview, video playback, E-map, alarm linkage, decoding on the wall, supporting WEB access and mobile phone client access.

The installation package of AntarVis2.0 is an independent executable file, which is easy to set up and contains various fundamental functions you may need. It can be generally used for small-sized projects.

AntarVis2.0 currently supports four protocols including active ZKTeco, ONVIF ,ZKTeco-P and P2P.

II. Program Overview

Setup overview, double click to run setup program to open setup wizard:

Select setup language, then the program automatically recognizes the system language as default option; if other languages required setup, please select from the drop-down list. The initial program supports simplified Chinese and English. If you need other languages, please contact the distributor for translation; click on “OK” to confirm the setup language selected. Take simplified English as an

example:

Click on “Next”, then select the setup path:

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System’s default path is C:\AntarVis_2.0. Users may modify the path as needed. Click on “Next” to continue:

ZKTeco Antarvis VMS User Guide

Read More :

1. NVMS 2 Installation Guide
2. LILIN Client Installation and User Guide
3. FLIR Cloud Client installation and user guideAntarVis2.0, our Video Management System, is a professional software for central management of the front-end network monitoring devices, including NVR, DVR, IPC, MDI, SDI, etc. It is to mainly fulfill functions such as real-time preview, video playback, E-map, alarm linkage, decoding on the wall, supporting WEB access and mobile phone client access.The installation package of AntarVis2.0 is an independent executable file, which is easy to set up and contains various fundamental functions you may need. It can be generally used for small-sized projects.

   AntarVis2.0 currently supports four protocols including active ZKTeco, ONVIF ,ZKTeco-P and P2P.

    

   II. Program Overview

   Setup overview, double click to run setup program to open setup wizard:

   

   Select setup language, then the program automatically recognizes the system language as default option; if other languages required setup, please select from the drop-down list. The initial program supports simplified Chinese and English. If you need other languages, please contact the distributor for translation; click on “OK” to confirm the setup language selected. Take simplified English as an

   example:

   

   Click on “Next”, then select the setup path:

   

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   System’s default path is C:\AntarVis_2.0. Users may modify the path as needed. Click on “Next” to continue:

   

   Click “Next” to confirm to create desktop shortcut, continue to complete setup (©note: computer already setup antivirus program may pop-up prompt; please select “allow” with no exception for the normal setup start of the program), the program runs as the setup completed, as shown in figure:

   

   AntarVis 2.0

   

   Login

   Forgot password

   Users may manually switch between languages. The initial user name is admin, and the initial password is 123456. Enter the password, click on “Login”; if you have selected “Remember password”, you do not have to enter the password and the program automatically logs in as “Auto login”. The function of automatic login can be canceled in local configuration. When you forget the password, click on “Forgot password” to get a temporary key for the supplier to help you get a temporary password. Below is the main interface of the program:

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   1) Display current user, user rights, current time, consumption of CPU memory and real-time

   network data flow; click on

   

   to log out.

   2) Display real-time alarm messages and event messages; double-click on the alarm message to

   open the preview of the current alarm channel for users to view alarm in real-time manner.

   3)

   The functions in the toolbar

   

   , from left to right, are: clear alarm/event message, close

   sound/open sound.

   4)

   The functions in the toolbar

   

   , from left to right, are: stay window, window max,

   hide window.

   1. Device Management

   1. Add a Device

   Click on “Device management” on the main interface.

   This interface displays relevant information of all devices added to VMS, including device type, protocol type and online and offline status; click on “Add device” at the top right corner, the “add device” interface will then pop up:

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   Select a protocol. ZKTeco protocol is an independently developed protocol of our company. Front-end devices should support ZKTeco protocol. ZKTeco’s front-end devices currently used for shipping basically supports this protocol. The ZKTeco-P protocol is the protocol used by PTZ domes.ONVIF protocol is the joint ownership protocol for access to third-party devices that support this protocol.

   Select the protocols as needed, it is to click on “Search” to search for online devices in the LAN. Take ZKTeco protocol as an example:

   Antarvis2.0 User Manual 5

   

   

   ©Note: devices displayed in gray are those devices that have been added to the device list; click on “IP address” to sort them according to the IP address of the devices.

   Select the device to be added, click on the “Select” button, as shown below:

   

   Device Name: define by the user as needed.

   User Name: user name of the device.

   Password: password of the device.

   Enter correct user name and password to add the corresponding device into the device list. Also, the front end using the ZKTeco protocol does not require a password. (©Note: for safety consideration,

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   Devices using the ONVIF protocol,the password can’t be retrieved and the password of the device needs to be manually filled in; no password filled in or wrong password will lead to add log-in failure.) Fast match function means when there are multiple devices with the same username and password, choose fast match, then you just need to input the username and password for one time.

   After adding the equipment, the interface is as shown below:

   

   We can edit and delete devices, call remote configuration and modify channel names here. The remote configuration is only supported by ZKTeco protocol; calling the remote configuration can view or modify related parameters of the front-end device. Modifying the channel name is only supported by ZKTeco protocol; It is quick and convenient to modify channel name of the front-end device .

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   1. Add a Decoder

   

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   □□a

   Control

   panel

   Device CenterB Decoder Group

   _ »

   Device
   management

   Layout Storage Dec Group

   

   Decoder name Decoder type

   User: admin B ^{CPU: 10%} “■

   . . … Memory: 72%

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   Time: 2018-12-07 15:42:25 Down’ *|KB/S

   IP address

   

   0 records, 1/1 page

   First Previous Next Last

   Alarm Event	< 4»			-*• B
   Time			Messages
   2018-12-07 15:39:15		The device added failed
   2018-12-07 15:09:58		IP, port, device name and user name could not be empty

   Switch to decoder interface. This interface, which is similar to that to add a device, displays all

   decoders added to the server at present and the online and offline status of the decoders. The added

   decoders can be edited and deleted; in case of adding a new decode, click on the

   Add Decoder

   button in the top right corner:

   

   Click on “Search” to search for all online decoders in the LAN; similarly, the decoder added to the

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   decoder list will display in gray and can not be added again:

   

   Operation

   □ All/Not all | Search Stop Fast Match Add batchly

   Select a decoder to be added, click on “Select”:

   

   Decoder Name: users may define and modify the name as needed.

   User Name: the default setting is admin.

   Password: the default setting is null.

   When it is completed, click on “Save” to add the decoder to the server; in case you want to add a group of decoders, select multiple decoders on the search interface, fill in the right password, click on “Add batchly” to add multiple devices with one key.

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   1. Channel Group

   Switch to the page of “Group” in the device management module, as shown in the figure below:

   

   Click on “+” button to add group.

   

   Fill in the group name, click on “Save” to create the group; when it is succeeded, select the device

   channel on the left, then select a group on the right, click on the

   

   button to add the

   relevant channels to the corresponding group; the actual application of grouping will be described

   in the preview module. When adding is completed, the interface will look like below:

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   ZKT^ AntarVis 2.0		□□□ □□□ □□□ Control panel	_ * Device management	User: admin & CPU: 2% — —’ _. . . . . . . . Memory: 63% Right: administrator Up; Time: 2018-12-07 15:58:14 Down: 2KB/S			X
   Device Center Decoder		Group	Layout Storage Dec Group
   	‘ ■ ft CMS ■< ■ ®NVR_192.168.0.218 ¥ CH1 df CH2 >CH3 ? CH4 * ■•IPC_192.168.0.101 » ■ *»IPC_192.168.0.188				+ * *	s»NVR_192.168.0.218-CH1 «»NVR_192.168.0.218-CH2 ‘ BM2 e»NVR_192.168.0.218-CH3 ®»NVR_192.168.0.218-CH4 e?IPC_192.168.0.188-CH01 «WPC_192.168.0.101-CH01
   						Interval of preview roll 30 ‘ seconds] save
   Alarm Event ■< 4» Time			-H n Messages				IB
   2018-12-0715:57:45		Add channel success!|IPC_192.168.0.188-CH01]
   2018-12-07 15:57:45		Add channel success![IPC_192.168.0.101-CH01]

   Similarly, check the channel in the group and click on

   

   to remove the channel from the

   group.

   1. Layout

   Switch to the page of “Layout” in the device management module, as shown below:

   ZKT^

   AntarVis 2.0

   □□□ □ □□ OOÛ

   Control
   panel

   Device
   management

   User: admin & CPU: 4%

   „ . . .. Memory: 70%

   Right: administrator _Up. _H8|<B;S

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   Device Center Decoder Group I Layout Storage Dec Group

   Add Layout

   No.

   Layout Name

   Dwell Times(s)

   Window Count

   Division Type

   Operation

   0 records, 1/1 page

   First Previous Next Last

   Alarm Event	< 4»			n «
   Time			Messages
   2018-12-07 15:57:45		Add channel success! [IPC_192.168.0.188-CH01]
   2018-12-0715:57:45		Add channel success![IPC_192.168.0.101-CH01]

   Click on the button “Add layout”, then the system will pop up this window:

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   Fill in the name of a layout, select the number of split screens as needed. Types of split screen include standard split and wide-screen split, among which, pictures under ordinary split screen and wide-screen are displayed in 16:9 and 1:1, respectively; select the duration of stay from Dwell option. and then drag the channel for layout. Take 6 split screens as an example:

   

   Click on “New” or “Save” to complete layout settings. Then, the saved layout information shall be

   displayed on the right side:

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   Right-click on the existing layout to edit the layout. Applications of the layout function are further elaborated in the preview module.

   1. Storage Server

   Switch to the page of “Storage” in the device management module, as shown below:

   ZKTecü

   AntarVis 2.0

   □□□

   □□O □□□

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   panel

   — *

   Device
   management

   User: admin G» ^{CPU: 8%}

   _. . . . ■ ■ . Memory: 71%

   Right ad_mln_lst_ratar _Up;

   Time: 2018-12-07 16:15:30 Down* 3KB/S

   Device Center Decoder Group

   Layout I Storage Dec Group

   Alarm Event < 4)
   Alarm Time	Alarm Type	Device Serial		Param	Alarm Source	Alarm State H
   2018-12-07 16:14…	Motion detection	0B3F00020BDF00004624	4		NVR_192.168.0.218-CH4	Stop Alarm H
   2018-12-0716:14…	Motion detection	0B810002ADBF0000BA47	1		IPC_192.168.0.101-CH01	Stop Alarm SB

   This page displays relevant information of the storage server, including the server name, server

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   address and used space of the hard disk drive. Click on

   

   to set a storage server, as

   shown in the figure below:

   

   Right-click on the blank area of the RecPlan on the left side, then add a channel to the storage server;

   when it is done, select the channel to set the RecPlan.

   

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   RecPlan has a default whole-day template and a working day template. In case of the need of other RecPlan templates, click on “User Template” to add those you need; start to record as the RecPlan set. Yellow arrow in the figure shows the recording status of the channel. Red means the channel is working; blue means the otherwise.

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   There are four kinds of recording modes, including timing & alarm recording, timing recording, alarm recording and stop recording, among which, timing & alarm recording refers to the timing plus alarm recording, i.e. timing recording runs if no alarm recording has been triggered, while alarm recording runs as an alarm has been triggered; timing recording refers to only time stamps you set; alarm recording means record starts when an alarm is triggered; and stop recording means do not record at all.

4. Pre-record and time delay function are only available in two modes: timing & alarm recording and alarm recording, particularly the alarm recording; copy to channel refers to copy the RecPlan of certain channel to other channel that already added to the storage server; advanced setting can set up different partitions of disk for recording while some others do not; the default setting is that other disks can be used for recording besides the system disk. Click on “Save” to make the settings effective as the configuration completed.

   In case the channel added to the storage server shall be modified, right-click on the channel added to add a channel, delete single channel and delete all channels; click on “Save” when the configuration completed and recording starts.

   1. Decoding Group

   Switch to the “Dec Group” interface in the device management module, as shown below:

   

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   The operation configuration method of this group is similar to the preview group mentioned above, except that this group is used for intra-group patrol on the decoder. For details, please refer to the introduction of the decoding management module in the following section.

   2. Preview

   Click “Preview” on the main interface to enter the preview module:

   

   As shown in the figure, the device list is on the left side, displaying all devices added currently and the online and offline status of device. PTZ control interface and video parameter control interface are on the right side. Below the video parameter control interface is the split screen switch button, with which, user may manually switch the number of split screens according to the actual demand.

5. Split screen modes include standard split and wide-screen split, corresponding to different window scales. The differences between them have been elaborated in the layout module, thus no further introduction now. Besides the regular kinds of split screens, there are several special-shaped splits for customers to select corresponding numbers as needed.

   Double-click on the device list on the left side or drag the channel to the window opens the preview window of the device channel. Opened channels video will play on the corresponding panels.

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   ©Note: the green triangle on the left-top of the picture above shows that this channel is in preview; the buttons yellow arrows point to shows the local recording status of channels. White □ shows that this channel is turned off.

   As for local recording, blue

   

   indicates that local recording is turned on in this channel and

   is working. Right-click on the channel to turn local recording on or off.

   1. Device/Right-Click Function of Channel
   2. Open all stream

   Open devices’ stream with one key. You may open stream of a maximum of 64 channels each time.

   1. Close all preview

   Close all previews that the current device has activated with one key.

   1. Open record

   Open local recording of this channel.

   1. Open intercom

   Open intercom of PC and the device.

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   1. Preview Window Toolbar

   On Preview panels, there is a row of shortcuts above the preview window as indicated in the figure:

   

   1)

   

   represents the channel intercom switch; click on it to enable or disable intercom of PC and

   thischannel.

   1. □ represents the device recording switch; click on it to enable or disable local recording of this channel; blue icon □ indicates that the feature is activated, while white icon □ indicates

   that the feature is not activated.

   1. LU represents the capture button; click on it to take a snapshot of the current display of this

   channel.

   1. represents the audio preview switch; click on it to turn the audio on or off. indicates it is off; indicates it is on.
   2. 0 represents the button to quit preview; click on it to close the current preview of this channel.

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   1. Preview Function Button

   There is a toolbar

   

   on the lower right side of the preview interface, among which:

   represents the capture button; select a preview window, then click on this button to take a

   snapshot of the display;

   represents the full-screen button, click on it to switch between the selected window and the

   full-screen mode;

   represents the on/off button for UTC function; click to enable the UTC function. Please note

   that this feature requires a front-end equipment to operate;

   4)

   3D

   represents the on/off button for 3D positioning; click to enable the 3D positioning function.

   Please note that this feature requires a front-end equipment and 18H protocol to operate;

   to close all preview windows opened at present.

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   displayed in the preview screen. If a target triggers the intelligent alarm, the target triggering the

   alarm will be displayed in the preview screen.

   1. Device Grouping Patrol

   To add two or more groups. For details, please see ”Group“ for specific operation under the section

   Device Management”. When a group is created, you may switch to the group page on the preview

   interface, as shown in the figure below:

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   Right-click on the selected group to operate “Start Patrol” and “Stop Patrol” functions. Time intervals between patrols can be set up in the local configuration module, which will be illustrated below. The default interval is 30 seconds.

   1. Device Layout Patrol

   To add two or more layouts. For details, please refer to the paragraph “Layout” under the section “Device Management”. When a layout is created, you may switch to the layout page on the preview interface, as shown in the figure below:

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   Right-click on the selected layout to open the preview of this layout with one key. Select “Start Patrol” to start the patrol function among several layouts. The interval between patrols can be set up when the layout is set up. Click on “Stop all” to stops the patrol function or close the current preview.

   1. PTZ
   2. PTZ Control

   Users may adjust rotation of the camera in 8 directions, including up, down, left, right, upper left,

   lower left, upper right and lower right. “Zoom” means that users may zoom in or out and adjust the

   visual angle; “Focus” helps adjust the focal length of the camera to ensure the clearness of the

   picture; the enlargement and narrowing of the aperture ensures the brightness and depth of field of

   the picture; the setting of the PTZ control speed can adjust the rotation speed of the speed dome

   camera. Click on “AUTO”, the speed dome camera automatically starts scanning. Please see the

   following figure:

   

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   1. Preset, Cruise and Track

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   1) Preset: the rotation of the PTZ camera requires the setting of the direction of the preset. Click

   on

   

   to set up the preset. A maximum of 255 presets can be set up. To adjust the presets,

   2)

   select the preset to be adjusted, click on

   

   to call or click on

   Cruise: as the preset settings are done, click on

   

   maximum of 255 cruise paths can be set; click on

   

   to call or click on

   

   to delete the preset.

   to edit and set the cruise path. A

   

   to delete the

   selected cruise path.

   3)

   Track: click on

   

   to edit and set the track; click on

   

   to call or click on

   

   to delete

   the track set.

   • 1. Picture Parameters

   As the preview opened, parameters of the pictures can be adjusted; the adjustment here will not affect the front-end parameters of IPC but the display effect of the picture in the client-end. Please

   see the following figure:

   

   Users may adjust the relevant parameters, namely brightness and contrast, as needed.

   • 1. Preview Digital Zoom

   As the preview interface opened, select a corresponding window and then scroll the mouse wheel to adjust digital zoom-in and zoom-out of the current picture.

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   • 1. Preview Multi-screen Display

   You may access multiple modules in the preview module. Each of them is independent. If the user’s monitor supports multi-screen mode output, you may use the multi-screen display feature. Considering the actual situation, the maximum preview module to be opened can be restricted to 5. For instance, when you have opened two preview modules, you may drag one of them out with the same operations as dragging the module to another monitoring screen, as shown below:

   

   The monitoring screen on the left is the primary screen; while that on the right is the complementary screen. The operations of preview between two screens doesn’t influence each other; closing the complementary screen will not affect the primary screen, however, the complementary screen will be closed if the primary screen is closed.

6. Users may select the number of preview screens to be opened as needed. For instance, one screen can be selected to open Cruise and display independently in one monitor, meanwhile, another screen can carry out the operations of temporary preview, monitoring and intercom.

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   1. Video Playback

   Click on the “Playback” button on the main interface to enter the video playback module:

   

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   • 1. Video Search

   Select a device channel where the video to be played from the device tree on the left. Please note that only videos in the same device or same storage server can be played simultaneously, and at most 9 channels can be selected each time.

7. Select the storage path of the video on the left, select the stream type of the video to be played in the column of “stream type”, and select the date on the calendar, click on “video search”, then the system will starts to search for the relevant video(s) and display the search results on the search result panel.
8. Video path includes “device”, “local” and “storage”, among which, the device video refers to the video stored in the hard disk or the SD card of the front-end device, local video refers to the video stored in the PC of the client server and the storage video refers to the video stores in the storage server.
9. The stream type includes main stream and sub stream. When a customer opens dual stream in the course of recording, relevant videos can be searched for as needed. The search result will be shown as below:

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   • 1. Video Playback

   Click on

   

   on the interface to start playing or pause; click on

   

   to stop playing. Place the

   cursor on the video bar and scroll the mouse wheel to enlarge or reduce the scale of the video

   bar. Double-click on the video bar to play, and double-click in the timeline of playback to switch the

   time stamps for playback, as shown in the figure below:

   

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   During playback in several channels, select certain windows, double left-click to switch the window into full screen; place the mouse on certain window, scroll the mouse wheel to operate digital enlargement of this window.

   • 1. Video File Download

   Click on the

   

   button on the interface to enter the download interface of the video file, as shown

   below:

   

   Select the video location(including device videos and storage server videos), channel, range of recording time file save path in proper order, click on the “Start” button to start downloading. When the progress reaches 100%, download is completed.

   • 1. Toolbar Overview

   Among the functional buttons

   

   on the interface,

   

   represents frame play; click on the button to play the selected video frame by frame, and one

   frame will be played for each click.

   

   represents audio switch, which can turn on/ off the audio

   of playback.

   

   represents play speed adjustment buttons, with which, users may

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   n

   adjust the play speed between 1/16X and 16X.

   represents the capture button; click on this

   button to take a snapshot during playback.

   

   represents the full-screen button; click to switch to

   full-screen (right-click to exit the full-screen mode).

   

   represents window-split buttons;

   users may manually switch the display to single screen, 4 screens and 9 screens as needed.

   

   represents the starting time and ending time; As for certain play

   point, select the starting or ending time to add a sign on the video bar. When the starting or ending time is selected, click on “Download” to rapidly download the video between the two tags to facilitate further operations.

   1. Map Configuration

   Click on “Map configuration” on the main interface to enter the map configuration module, as shown below:

   

   • 1. Add a Map

   Right-click on the signed place in the figure, select “Add map”, pop up the window:

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   Fill in the name, select a picture, click on “OK” to add a map, then several maps is added; meanwhile, sub-map can be added under the map has been added, as shown in figure:

   

   The map opened will be indicated in yellow for differentiation:

   

   • 1. Right-Click on Map Tree
   1. Add map: add a new map.
   2. Delete map: delete the selected map.
   3. Add child map: add a child map under the current map list. You may add several or multi-level

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   sub-maps for each map. When a sub-map is added, drag the sub-map to the main map to

   complete association and the sub-map shall be displayed in the main map as the icon

   Double-click on the icon in the main map to switch to the corresponding sub-map; and click on

   the

   

   button in the sub-map to return to the main map.

   • 1. Map Deployment

   Drag the device channel or alarm input from the lower-left to the map, then the deployment will be completed:

   

   ©Note: as the channel has been dragged to the map, the position shall be adjusted by dragging it again; right-click on the deployed channel to select or delete an icon (bullet/ dome/ PTZ). Place the cursor on the map, scroll the mouse wheel to zoom in/out the map. The channel deployed to the map shall not be dragged repeatedly. Place the mouse on the deployed channel to view the channel information.

   1. Map Management

   Click on the “Map” button on the main interface to enter the map management module as shown

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   below:

   

   Double-click on the map to view the map configured and deployed channel. The relevant configuration and modification cannot be executed on the map. Right-click on the channel deployed on the map to allow preview and playback of the corresponding channel. Users, in the actual applications, may swiftly call the preview and playback of the corresponding channel according to the map, which makes the operation clearer and easier. When an alarm is triggered and the associated channel is deployed on the map, the channel icon on the map will turn into red.

   1. Decoder Configuration

   Click on the “Decoder configuration” button on the main interface to enter the decoder configuration module:

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   The module shows the TV wall scheme currently set and the enabled status of the scheme. In terms of the existing TV wall scheme, you may operate “modify”, “delete” and “disable/enable”. Click on “Add TV wall” button in the top right corner to add new TV wall schemes, as shown in the figure below:

   

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   1. Layout Setting

   Set a TV wall layout, fill in the relevant information here:

   

   1. Matrix layout setting: user cab set the matrix layout as actually needed, maximally support 8×8 layout; when a layout is selected, click on “Set” to make the changes effective.
   2. Fill in the name of TV wall scheme; users may customize the name of the TV wall scheme as needed (©Note: the name will not be modified as defined).
   3. TV wall scheme description: users may describe the scheme for differentiation, optional.
   4. TV wall splice: users may set the TV wall as splice mode or non-splice mode.

   As completed, click on “Next step”.

   1. Screen Input Binding

   Drag the decoder added to the layout set, as shown below:

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   On this interface, users may set the layout and associate the decoder to the TV wall matrix layout according to different situations. To complete settings, click on “Finish”.

   

   

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   After finishing the settings, the saved TV wall will be seen on the decoder configuration interface and can be edited, deleted and disabled/enabled.

   If the configuration shall be enabled as the setting completed, select “Enable this configuration immediately”, then click on the “Finish” button below. If you do not want to enable the setting, directly click on “Finish” to exit. As the setting is completed, this configuration scheme will be displayed in the decoder configuration list.

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   1. Decoder Management

   Click on the “Decoder” button on the main interface to enter the decoder management module, as shown below:

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   Firstly, drop-down the check box in the signed place of the figure to select TV wall. All rules set and enabled will be shown in this box. Select a scheme.

   • 1. Decoding Mode Selection

   When you have selected a scheme, please set the decoding mode of the decoder to ensure normal decoding. The decoding mode is relevant to the decoder and varies according to different decoders, and the decoding mode is the expression of the decoding capability of the decoder. Click on

   the button in the figure, as shown below:

   

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   Decoding mode represents the current decoding capability of the decoder, which is listed in the figure and supports 3 decoding modes, i.e. 16 channels 720 x576, 9 channels 1280 x960 and 4 channels 2048 x1536.

10. Please note that the subsequent number represents the maximum resolution of decoding, for example, under the 9-channel mode, the maximum resolution of decoding is 1280×960; the decoding mode of different decoders varies as well. It shall be normally decoded and displayed as the resolution of the front-end IPC has been guaranteed not to exceed the resolution restriction of the current decoder mode.
    • 1. Decoding on the wall

    When you have selected a scheme, select the channel for decoding on the wall in the device list on

    the left, then drag the relevant decoder to the corresponding decoding screen to complete decoding

    on the wall. Use the

    

    button to change the stream type of decoding on the wall before

    dragging. Select main stream or sub-stream on the wall.

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    1) İDİ is used to open the decoding module preview window. Click on it to access a preview

    window on the current page, which is convenient for customers to view pictures on the wall.

    2) H is used to delete the current channel. Click on it to delete the decoding channel of the

    current split screen.

    7.2.1 Decoding group Patrol

    The decoding management group has been mentioned in the device management module discussed above. After setting up the decoding group, users may drag the group to the TV wall in the

    decoding group module, as follows:

    

    The group dragged to the TV wall output can automatically open the patrol within group. The patrol interval can be set at the time of configuring the decoding group. The default value is 2 seconds.

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    • • 1. Decoding Pre-plan Patrol

    Click on the “ADD” button to add a pre-plan:

    

    Set a “Plan Name” and “Stay Time” for the pre-plan patrol. The default value of “Stay Time” is 15 seconds; the minimum value is 10 seconds. After completion of settings, please click on “OK” to enter the pre-plan edit mode:

    

    Configure the Pre-plan. Select the decoder split screen, decoding stream type and channel to edit the pre-plan settings. When you have completed settings, please click on “Save Pre-plan” to complete the editing.

    Click on “Pre-plan” to make this group of Pre-plan to TV Wall directly with no necessary manual

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    operation, which is much convenient for users. Users may delete the saved pre-plans and perform other operations. If you have set several pre-plans, click “Start Pre-plan Patrol” to allow the decoder to start cruise according to the configured pre-plan.

    • 1. Decoding rolling

    In case of Decoding rolling to be fulfilled in certain decoder, the decoder must be selected for Cruise during TV wall scheme setting (please see section 6.2), and the roll group has been determined in the course of scheme setting.

    As the roll group and roll screen has been assured to be set in the scheme, on the button below in the interface to start/pause the Cruise , click the o button in the process of roll to stop roll (note: roll control button is only effective to roll decoder but general decoder).

    • 1. Introduction of Buttons on Preview Operation Interface

    On the preview operation interface, there is a row of function buttons

    

    

    are split-screen switch control buttons. When a user selects the decoding screen, he/she may use the

    buttons here to switch the number of split screens between different modes, such as 1,4, 9, 16, 36,

    64. is a full screen control; users may click on it to activate full screen mode, right-click to exit.

    

    is a split control; users may open/close the decoder split.

    

    is a channel-clear-control; iib

    is used to clear all decoding channels in certain decoders with one key, while

    

    is used to clear all

    decoding channels in all decoders with one key.

    • 1. Decoder Playback

    Access the playback operation interface as shown below:

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    Drag the channel to be played to the decoder, then select the criteria for searching, such as date and video path. Click on the “video retrieval” button to search for video files in the corresponding

    channel. Operation here is similar to that of video playback. All playback channels must be in the

    same device, and a maximum of 9 channels of playbacks simultaneously. When the video search is

    completed, click on the

    

    button or double-click on timeline to start playing. Double-click to

    relocate time stamp during playing, as shown in the figure:

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    • 1. Introduction of Buttons on Playback Operation Interface

    The function buttons in the lower part of playback operation interface are

    

    For details about the

    functions of the buttons, please see the section above. Its functions includes: play/pause, stop, frame

    play, playback speed adjustment, full screen, split -screen number button, decoder CLS, splict offset settings, open/close the split, TV wall CLS.

    1. Alarm Configuration

    Click on the “Alarm configuration” button on the main interface to access the alarm configuration interface. “Alarm configuration” is an alarm rule setting module. If a user wants to fulfill alarm linkage in the client-end, the alarm linkage rule must be set in advance.

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    Alarm configuration interface shows the currently set linkage rules and the state of the rule.

    • 1. Add Linkage Rule

    To add an alarm linkage rule, please click on “Add” at the upper left corner, as shown below:

    

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    1. Rule name: alarm linkage rule name is user-defined.
    2. Alarm type: currently support 8 types of alarm, including Alarm in, Motion detection, Tampering, Video Loss, Area alarm, Object alarm, Cross line alarm and Counting alarm. Among which, the last four kinds are specialized to the device about intelligent detection. Regarding the definitions of the 8 types of alarm, please see NVR’s specifications.
    3. Alarm source: Click on the check box to add all channels of all devices to VMS which can currently be selected.
    4. Linkage action: includes capture, PTZ, Map, Record, pop Image and TV wall, which are defined respectively as below.

    Capture: captures the picture of the linkage channel.

    PTZ: controls the linkage channel. You may choose to call certain presets, call certain cruises or certain tracks. Only front devices which support PTZ control can be linked to PTZ.

    Map: displays an alarm on map interface. For the linkage of map alarm, the channel to be linked shall be deployed on the map. When an alarm is triggered, the icon of the channel will be indicated in red on the map.

    Record: when an alarm is triggered, the channel linked starts recording at local storage server, where you shall configure the RecPlan in advance. Records can be viewed by searching in the playback module.

    Pop image: when an alarm is triggered, the preview window will pop up from the main interface displaying the real-time preview of the linked channel.

    TV Wall: select a channel and TV Wall for wall-run. When an alarm is triggered, the real-time preview picture of this channel will be uploaded to the TV Wall.

    Note: If the linkage action has been set as map, video, popup image and TV Wall, the front-end devices shall be selected. It shall be “auto-end” or “Schedule end”; “auto end” means that there is no linkage action upon the completion of alarm, while “timing end” means that the linkage action will end at the set time, which ranges from 1 second to 36,000 seconds.

    1. Action param: the linkage action set can be displayed in this column.
    2. Remarks: indicates relevant information of this linkage rule. It can be customized and omitted.

    Upon completion, the window is as shown below:

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    Click on the “Save” button at the bottom to save and complete the settings.

    • 1. Modify Alarm Rule

    

    Upon completion of alarm rule adding, users may click on “Modify” indicated in the figure to edit the existing rule.

    • 1. Delete Alarm Rule

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    To delete the existing rule, click on the “Delete” button in the figure; in case of disable of the feature at the moment, select the “check” button in the figure.

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    1. Alarm Management

    Click on the “Alarm” button on the main interface to enter the alarm management interface:

    

    Alarm management interface displays all alarm information upload to VMS. Select time range to search and an alarm type, click on the “Search” button, then the system will search for relevant alarm information. There are 8 types of alarms, including alarm input, motion detection, video tampering alarm, video loss, target count detection, area detection, object detection and line crossing detection.

    1. Log Management

    Click on the “Log” button on the main interface to enter the log management interface:

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    Log management interface displays all important operation records of a user. Select a log type and time range to search, click on “Retrieve” to start searching. Log types include login/logout, device management, start/stop rec, linkage management and remote configuration.

    1. login/logout: users log in/out records.
    2. Device management: management of records about user registration, modification and deletion of devices.
    3. Start/stop recording: start/stop local video record.
    4. Linkage management: management about recordsfromf user operations, such as addition, modification and deletion of a linkage rule.
    5. Remote configuration: records of user operations in terms of remote configuration, and modification of parameters for front-end devices.

    The log will record the operation time, the user performed such operations, IP address where the operation is conducted, types of operations and target address of relevant important operations in details, which help the administrator to find out any issues.

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    1. User Management

    Click on the “User management” button on the main interface to enter the user management interface:

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    User admin listed in the user management interface has the rights to set privilege for sub-users and users. There is a default super user whose name is “admin”, which can not be deleted and has all privileges. Click on “Modify” to change the password of the super user.

    • 1. Add Sub-user

    Click on “Add user” at the left-upper corner to add a new user:

    

    The default user type is “Guest”, which means an ordinary user, not an administrative user. The user

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    type cannot be modified. Fill in the user name, password, type the password again, then click on “OK’ to add a new user. The password and that to input at the field “Confirm password” shall be the same.

    • 1. Sub-user Access Distribution

    Add user

    User name	User type			Operation	Righ^
    admin	Administrator	Modify	II	Delete
    test	Guest	Modify	II	Delete	Right

    To assign sub-users access rights, click on the “Right” button indicated in the figure to grant the users relevant access privileges:

    

    Types of access include common access, map access and decoder access.

    Common access: includes preview, playback, video, intercom and PTZ control; depends on channels. The administrator may distribute relevant channels to the corresponding sub-users. The number corresponding to PTZ represents the control priority of PTZ. You may double-click to edit, and select a value from 0 to 10, among which, 0 indicates that there will be no PTZ control access, and 1-10 indicates the priority of PTZ control access. The larger the number, the higher the authority, i.e. 10

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    represents the top priority of PTZ control while 1 represents the lowest priority.

    Channels without preview access distributed will be hidden if a sub-user logs in. Similarly, channels without relevant access rights cannot offer users access to playback, video and intercom. users can’t apply the corresponding functions. For instance, there are only 3 channels have been distributed to test sub-user, as shown in the figure:

    

    Login with sub-user can only view three channels, as shown in the figure below:

    

    ©Note: the super user has top access priority which cannot be modified.

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    • 1. Sub-user Modification and Deletion

    

    1) Modify a sub-user

    Click on the “Modify” button indicated in the figure to pop up the editing interface.

    Edit – X

    

    OK

    Users may modify their passwords as needed. Upon completion of input, click on the “OK” button to confirm and save.

    1. Delete a sub-user

    Click on the “Delete” button on the user management interface to delete corresponding users, among which, you may not delete the super user account.

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    1. Local Configuration

    Click on the “Local configuration” button on the main interface to enter the local configuration

    interface:

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    □ Autologin □ Bootfrom the start

    0 Auto stream O Speed mode ® Save mode 4 ■» sub screen open the main stream

    Window scale

    Capture path

    Download path

    Export log path

    FullScreen

    C:\Capture

    C:\Download

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    Browse Open

    Browse Open

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    Sync device time I Set Time □ Auto time Sync time 00:00 * Interval 1 ’ Day

    Alarm sounds f Set

    Rec storage path settings | Set

    Data backup and restore Backup Restore

    Channel count

    ZKTeco: unlimited Channel

    ONVIF: unlimited Channel; P2P: unlimited Channel; ZKTeco-P:unlimited Chai

    Record colors ScheduleMotion detect

    Smart

    Version V2.0[20181123]

    Save

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    Alarm Time	Alarm Type	Device Serial		Param	Alarm Source	Alarm State
    2018-12-08 12:10…	Motion detection	0B9301230911945AE75A	2		NVR._192.168.0.88-CH2	Stop Alarm
    2018-12-08 12:10…	Motion detection	0B810002ADBF0000BA47	1		IPC_192.168.0.101-CH01	Stop Alarm

    1. Auto login: when VMS software opens, it will automatically log in.
    2. Boot from the start: when you select this feature, the client-end program will run automatically when the server which runs VMS boot up.
    3. Auto stream: when speed mode and save mode are selected, as shown in the figure,

    □ Auto stream 0 Speed mode 0 Save mode 4 ’ sub screen open the main stream

    among which,

    open of preview will open main stream and sub stream under the speed mode, however, only one of them will be displayed, therefor, it will be faster for switching and also saves the bandwidth. “Save” mode means that only one stream shall be opened at the same time; the current stream shall be closed to open another. It is slower and saves the bandwidth as well.

11. Users may select the mode as needed. In addition, it can be selected under certain number of split screens to automatically switch to main stream under the circumstance of auto stream, 1,4 and 9 channels are optional.

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    1. Window scale: for preview or playback. You may choose from full screen, 4:3 and 16:9.
    2. Capture path: the directory to save captured pictures, including preview captures, playback captures and alarm linkage captures.
    3. Download path: the directory to down documents.
    4. Export log path: the directory to export log documents.
    5. Sync device time: manual or automatic synchronization of time of access devices.
    6. Alarm sounds: selection of sound, which is used as alarm linkage sound. You may customize the sound.
    7. Rec storage path setting: setting local directory to save recorded documents.
    8. Data backup and restore: backing up and restoring database to prevent data loss.
    9. Channel count: displaying the authorized total number of channels. ZKTeco: unlimited Channel;

    ONVIF: unlimited Channel; P2P: unlimited Channel; ZKTeco-P: unlimited Channel

    1. Record colors: defining the color of indication of different types of videos.
    2. Version: the version number of the current program (non-modifiable).

    Upon completion of settings, click on “Save” to quit.

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Click “Next” to confirm to create desktop shortcut, continue to complete setup (©note: computer already setup antivirus program may pop-up prompt; please select “allow” with no exception for the normal setup start of the program), the program runs as the setup completed, as shown in figure:

AntarVis 2.0

Login

Forgot password

Users may manually switch between languages. The initial user name is admin, and the initial password is 123456. Enter the password, click on “Login”; if you have selected “Remember password”, you do not have to enter the password and the program automatically logs in as “Auto login”.

The function of automatic login can be canceled in local configuration. When you forget the password, click on “Forgot password” to get a temporary key for the supplier to help you get a temporary password. Below is the main interface of the program:

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1) Display current user, user rights, current time, consumption of CPU memory and real-time

network data flow; click on

to log out.

2) Display real-time alarm messages and event messages; double-click on the alarm message to

open the preview of the current alarm channel for users to view alarm in real-time manner.

3)

The functions in the toolbar

, from left to right, are: clear alarm/event message, close

sound/open sound.

4)

The functions in the toolbar

, from left to right, are: stay window, window max,

hide window.

1. Device Management

1. Add a Device

Click on “Device management” on the main interface.

This interface displays relevant information of all devices added to VMS, including device type, protocol type and online and offline status; click on “Add device” at the top right corner, the “add device” interface will then pop up:

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Select a protocol. ZKTeco protocol is an independently developed protocol of our company. Front-end devices should support ZKTeco protocol. ZKTeco’s front-end devices currently used for shipping basically supports this protocol. The ZKTeco-P protocol is the protocol used by PTZ domes.ONVIF protocol is the joint ownership protocol for access to third-party devices that support this protocol.

Select the protocols as needed, it is to click on “Search” to search for online devices in the LAN. Take ZKTeco protocol as an example:

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©Note: devices displayed in gray are those devices that have been added to the device list; click on “IP address” to sort them according to the IP address of the devices.

Select the device to be added, click on the “Select” button, as shown below:

Device Name: define by the user as needed.

User Name: user name of the device.

Password: password of the device.

Enter correct user name and password to add the corresponding device into the device list. Also, the front end using the ZKTeco protocol does not require a password. (©Note: for safety consideration,

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Devices using the ONVIF protocol,the password can’t be retrieved and the password of the device needs to be manually filled in; no password filled in or wrong password will lead to add log-in failure.) Fast match function means when there are multiple devices with the same username and password, choose fast match, then you just need to input the username and password for one time.

After adding the equipment, the interface is as shown below:

We can edit and delete devices, call remote configuration and modify channel names here. The remote configuration is only supported by ZKTeco protocol; calling the remote configuration can view or modify related parameters of the front-end device. Modifying the channel name is only supported by ZKTeco protocol; It is quick and convenient to modify channel name of the front-end device .

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1. Add a Decoder

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Switch to decoder interface. This interface, which is similar to that to add a device, displays all

decoders added to the server at present and the online and offline status of the decoders. The added

decoders can be edited and deleted; in case of adding a new decode, click on the

Add Decoder

button in the top right corner:

Click on “Search” to search for all online decoders in the LAN; similarly, the decoder added to the

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decoder list will display in gray and can not be added again:

Operation

□ All/Not all | Search Stop Fast Match Add batchly

Select a decoder to be added, click on “Select”:

Decoder Name: users may define and modify the name as needed.

User Name: the default setting is admin.

Password: the default setting is null.

When it is completed, click on “Save” to add the decoder to the server; in case you want to add a group of decoders, select multiple decoders on the search interface, fill in the right password, click on “Add batchly” to add multiple devices with one key.

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1. Channel Group

Switch to the page of “Group” in the device management module, as shown in the figure below:

Click on “+” button to add group.

Fill in the group name, click on “Save” to create the group; when it is succeeded, select the device

channel on the left, then select a group on the right, click on the

button to add the

relevant channels to the corresponding group; the actual application of grouping will be described

in the preview module. When adding is completed, the interface will look like below:

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Similarly, check the channel in the group and click on

to remove the channel from the

group.

1. Layout

Switch to the page of “Layout” in the device management module, as shown below:

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Click on the button “Add layout”, then the system will pop up this window:

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Fill in the name of a layout, select the number of split screens as needed. Types of split screen include standard split and wide-screen split, among which, pictures under ordinary split screen and wide-screen are displayed in 16:9 and 1:1, respectively; select the duration of stay from Dwell option. and then drag the channel for layout. Take 6 split screens as an example:

Click on “New” or “Save” to complete layout settings. Then, the saved layout information shall be

displayed on the right side:

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Right-click on the existing layout to edit the layout. Applications of the layout function are further elaborated in the preview module.

1. Storage Server

Switch to the page of “Storage” in the device management module, as shown below:

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This page displays relevant information of the storage server, including the server name, server

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address and used space of the hard disk drive. Click on

to set a storage server, as

shown in the figure below:

Right-click on the blank area of the RecPlan on the left side, then add a channel to the storage server;

when it is done, select the channel to set the RecPlan.

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RecPlan has a default whole-day template and a working day template. In case of the need of other RecPlan templates, click on “User Template” to add those you need; start to record as the RecPlan set. Yellow arrow in the figure shows the recording status of the channel. Red means the channel is working; blue means the otherwise.

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There are four kinds of recording modes, including timing & alarm recording, timing recording, alarm recording and stop recording, among which, timing & alarm recording refers to the timing plus alarm recording, i.e. timing recording runs if no alarm recording has been triggered, while alarm recording runs as an alarm has been triggered; timing recording refers to only time stamps you set; alarm recording means record starts when an alarm is triggered; and stop recording means do not record at all.

Pre-record and time delay function are only available in two modes: timing & alarm recording and alarm recording, particularly the alarm recording; copy to channel refers to copy the RecPlan of certain channel to other channel that already added to the storage server; advanced setting can set up different partitions of disk for recording while some others do not; the default setting is that other disks can be used for recording besides the system disk. Click on “Save” to make the settings effective as the configuration completed.

In case the channel added to the storage server shall be modified, right-click on the channel added to add a channel, delete single channel and delete all channels; click on “Save” when the configuration completed and recording starts.

1. Decoding Group

Switch to the “Dec Group” interface in the device management module, as shown below:

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The operation configuration method of this group is similar to the preview group mentioned above, except that this group is used for intra-group patrol on the decoder. For details, please refer to the introduction of the decoding management module in the following section.

2. Preview

Click “Preview” on the main interface to enter the preview module:

As shown in the figure, the device list is on the left side, displaying all devices added currently and the online and offline status of device. PTZ control interface and video parameter control interface are on the right side. Below the video parameter control interface is the split screen switch button, with which, user may manually switch the number of split screens according to the actual demand. Split screen modes include standard split and wide-screen split, corresponding to different window scales.

The differences between them have been elaborated in the layout module, thus no further introduction now. Besides the regular kinds of split screens, there are several special-shaped splits for customers to select corresponding numbers as needed.

Double-click on the device list on the left side or drag the channel to the window opens the preview window of the device channel. Opened channels video will play on the corresponding panels.

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©Note: the green triangle on the left-top of the picture above shows that this channel is in preview; the buttons yellow arrows point to shows the local recording status of channels. White □ shows that this channel is turned off.

As for local recording, blue

indicates that local recording is turned on in this channel and

is working. Right-click on the channel to turn local recording on or off.

1. Device/Right-Click Function of Channel
2. Open all stream

Open devices’ stream with one key. You may open stream of a maximum of 64 channels each time.

1. Close all preview

Close all previews that the current device has activated with one key.

1. Open record

Open local recording of this channel.

1. Open intercom

Open intercom of PC and the device.

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1. Preview Window Toolbar

On Preview panels, there is a row of shortcuts above the preview window as indicated in the figure:

1)

represents the channel intercom switch; click on it to enable or disable intercom of PC and

thischannel.

1. □ represents the device recording switch; click on it to enable or disable local recording of this channel; blue icon □ indicates that the feature is activated, while white icon □ indicates

that the feature is not activated.

1. LU represents the capture button; click on it to take a snapshot of the current display of this

channel.

1. represents the audio preview switch; click on it to turn the audio on or off. indicates it is off; indicates it is on.
2. 0 represents the button to quit preview; click on it to close the current preview of this channel.

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1. Preview Function Button

There is a toolbar

on the lower right side of the preview interface, among which:

represents the capture button; select a preview window, then click on this button to take a

snapshot of the display;

represents the full-screen button, click on it to switch between the selected window and the

full-screen mode;

represents the on/off button for UTC function; click to enable the UTC function. Please note

that this feature requires a front-end equipment to operate;

4)

3D

represents the on/off button for 3D positioning; click to enable the 3D positioning function.

Please note that this feature requires a front-end equipment and 18H protocol to operate;

to close all preview windows opened at present.

□ All □ Rule □ Result

B^^B^^^B^^^^Hcheck boxes are for Intelligent detection, intelligent detection supported
by front-end devices includes NVR and IPC. When it is used, the setup intelligent rule will be

displayed in the preview screen. If a target triggers the intelligent alarm, the target triggering the

alarm will be displayed in the preview screen.

1. Device Grouping Patrol

To add two or more groups. For details, please see ”Group“ for specific operation under the section

Device Management”. When a group is created, you may switch to the group page on the preview

interface, as shown in the figure below:

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Right-click on the selected group to operate “Start Patrol” and “Stop Patrol” functions. Time intervals between patrols can be set up in the local configuration module, which will be illustrated below. The default interval is 30 seconds.

1. Device Layout Patrol

To add two or more layouts. For details, please refer to the paragraph “Layout” under the section “Device Management”. When a layout is created, you may switch to the layout page on the preview interface, as shown in the figure below:

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Right-click on the selected layout to open the preview of this layout with one key. Select “Start Patrol” to start the patrol function among several layouts. The interval between patrols can be set up when the layout is set up. Click on “Stop all” to stops the patrol function or close the current preview.

1. PTZ
2. PTZ Control

Users may adjust rotation of the camera in 8 directions, including up, down, left, right, upper left,

lower left, upper right and lower right. “Zoom” means that users may zoom in or out and adjust the

visual angle; “Focus” helps adjust the focal length of the camera to ensure the clearness of the

picture; the enlargement and narrowing of the aperture ensures the brightness and depth of field of

the picture; the setting of the PTZ control speed can adjust the rotation speed of the speed dome

camera. Click on “AUTO”, the speed dome camera automatically starts scanning. Please see the

following figure:

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1. Preset, Cruise and Track

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1) Preset: the rotation of the PTZ camera requires the setting of the direction of the preset. Click

on

to set up the preset. A maximum of 255 presets can be set up. To adjust the presets,

2)

select the preset to be adjusted, click on

to call or click on

Cruise: as the preset settings are done, click on

maximum of 255 cruise paths can be set; click on

to call or click on

to delete the preset.

to edit and set the cruise path. A

to delete the

selected cruise path.

3)

Track: click on

to edit and set the track; click on

to call or click on

to delete

the track set.

• 1. Picture Parameters

As the preview opened, parameters of the pictures can be adjusted; the adjustment here will not affect the front-end parameters of IPC but the display effect of the picture in the client-end. Please

see the following figure:

Users may adjust the relevant parameters, namely brightness and contrast, as needed.

• 1. Preview Digital Zoom

As the preview interface opened, select a corresponding window and then scroll the mouse wheel to adjust digital zoom-in and zoom-out of the current picture.

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• 1. Preview Multi-screen Display

You may access multiple modules in the preview module. Each of them is independent. If the user’s monitor supports multi-screen mode output, you may use the multi-screen display feature. Considering the actual situation, the maximum preview module to be opened can be restricted to 5. For instance, when you have opened two preview modules, you may drag one of them out with the same operations as dragging the module to another monitoring screen, as shown below:

The monitoring screen on the left is the primary screen; while that on the right is the complementary screen. The operations of preview between two screens doesn’t influence each other; closing the complementary screen will not affect the primary screen, however, the complementary screen will be closed if the primary screen is closed.

Users may select the number of preview screens to be opened as needed. For instance, one screen can be selected to open Cruise and display independently in one monitor, meanwhile, another screen can carry out the operations of temporary preview, monitoring and intercom.

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1. Video Playback

Click on the “Playback” button on the main interface to enter the video playback module:

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• 1. Video Search

Select a device channel where the video to be played from the device tree on the left. Please note that only videos in the same device or same storage server can be played simultaneously, and at most 9 channels can be selected each time. Select the storage path of the video on the left, select the stream type of the video to be played in the column of “stream type”, and select the date on the calendar, click on “video search”, then the system will starts to search for the relevant video(s) and display the search results on the search result panel.

Video path includes “device”, “local” and “storage”, among which, the device video refers to the video stored in the hard disk or the SD card of the front-end device, local video refers to the video stored in the PC of the client server and the storage video refers to the video stores in the storage server. The stream type includes main stream and sub stream. When a customer opens dual stream in the course of recording, relevant videos can be searched for as needed. The search result will be shown as below:

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• 1. Video Playback

Click on

on the interface to start playing or pause; click on

to stop playing. Place the

cursor on the video bar and scroll the mouse wheel to enlarge or reduce the scale of the video

bar. Double-click on the video bar to play, and double-click in the timeline of playback to switch the

time stamps for playback, as shown in the figure below:

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During playback in several channels, select certain windows, double left-click to switch the window into full screen; place the mouse on certain window, scroll the mouse wheel to operate digital enlargement of this window.

• 1. Video File Download

Click on the

button on the interface to enter the download interface of the video file, as shown

below:

Select the video location(including device videos and storage server videos), channel, range of recording time file save path in proper order, click on the “Start” button to start downloading. When the progress reaches 100%, download is completed.

• 1. Toolbar Overview

Among the functional buttons

on the interface,

represents frame play; click on the button to play the selected video frame by frame, and one

frame will be played for each click.

represents audio switch, which can turn on/ off the audio

of playback.

represents play speed adjustment buttons, with which, users may

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adjust the play speed between 1/16X and 16X.

represents the capture button; click on this

button to take a snapshot during playback.

represents the full-screen button; click to switch to

full-screen (right-click to exit the full-screen mode).

represents window-split buttons;

users may manually switch the display to single screen, 4 screens and 9 screens as needed.

represents the starting time and ending time; As for certain play

point, select the starting or ending time to add a sign on the video bar. When the starting or ending time is selected, click on “Download” to rapidly download the video between the two tags to facilitate further operations.

1. Map Configuration

Click on “Map configuration” on the main interface to enter the map configuration module, as shown below:

• 1. Add a Map

Right-click on the signed place in the figure, select “Add map”, pop up the window:

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Fill in the name, select a picture, click on “OK” to add a map, then several maps is added; meanwhile, sub-map can be added under the map has been added, as shown in figure:

The map opened will be indicated in yellow for differentiation:

• 1. Right-Click on Map Tree

1. Add map: add a new map.
2. Delete map: delete the selected map.
3. Add child map: add a child map under the current map list. You may add several or multi-level

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sub-maps for each map. When a sub-map is added, drag the sub-map to the main map to

complete association and the sub-map shall be displayed in the main map as the icon

Double-click on the icon in the main map to switch to the corresponding sub-map; and click on

the

button in the sub-map to return to the main map.

• 1. Map Deployment

Drag the device channel or alarm input from the lower-left to the map, then the deployment will be completed:

©Note: as the channel has been dragged to the map, the position shall be adjusted by dragging it again; right-click on the deployed channel to select or delete an icon (bullet/ dome/ PTZ). Place the cursor on the map, scroll the mouse wheel to zoom in/out the map. The channel deployed to the map shall not be dragged repeatedly. Place the mouse on the deployed channel to view the channel information.

1. Map Management

Click on the “Map” button on the main interface to enter the map management module as shown

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below:

Double-click on the map to view the map configured and deployed channel. The relevant configuration and modification cannot be executed on the map. Right-click on the channel deployed on the map to allow preview and playback of the corresponding channel. Users, in the actual applications, may swiftly call the preview and playback of the corresponding channel according to the map, which makes the operation clearer and easier. When an alarm is triggered and the associated channel is deployed on the map, the channel icon on the map will turn into red.

1. Decoder Configuration

Click on the “Decoder configuration” button on the main interface to enter the decoder configuration module:

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The module shows the TV wall scheme currently set and the enabled status of the scheme. In terms of the existing TV wall scheme, you may operate “modify”, “delete” and “disable/enable”. Click on “Add TV wall” button in the top right corner to add new TV wall schemes, as shown in the figure below:

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1. Layout Setting

Set a TV wall layout, fill in the relevant information here:

1. Matrix layout setting: user cab set the matrix layout as actually needed, maximally support 8×8 layout; when a layout is selected, click on “Set” to make the changes effective.
2. Fill in the name of TV wall scheme; users may customize the name of the TV wall scheme as needed (©Note: the name will not be modified as defined).
3. TV wall scheme description: users may describe the scheme for differentiation, optional.
4. TV wall splice: users may set the TV wall as splice mode or non-splice mode.

As completed, click on “Next step”.

1. Screen Input Binding

Drag the decoder added to the layout set, as shown below:

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On this interface, users may set the layout and associate the decoder to the TV wall matrix layout according to different situations. To complete settings, click on “Finish”.

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Channels should be in the same device

Messages

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After finishing the settings, the saved TV wall will be seen on the decoder configuration interface and can be edited, deleted and disabled/enabled.

If the configuration shall be enabled as the setting completed, select “Enable this configuration immediately”, then click on the “Finish” button below. If you do not want to enable the setting, directly click on “Finish” to exit. As the setting is completed, this configuration scheme will be displayed in the decoder configuration list.

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1. Decoder Management

Click on the “Decoder” button on the main interface to enter the decoder management module, as shown below:

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Firstly, drop-down the check box in the signed place of the figure to select TV wall. All rules set and enabled will be shown in this box. Select a scheme.

• 1. Decoding Mode Selection

When you have selected a scheme, please set the decoding mode of the decoder to ensure normal decoding. The decoding mode is relevant to the decoder and varies according to different decoders, and the decoding mode is the expression of the decoding capability of the decoder. Click on

the button in the figure, as shown below:

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Decoding mode represents the current decoding capability of the decoder, which is listed in the figure and supports 3 decoding modes, i.e. 16 channels 720 x576, 9 channels 1280 x960 and 4 channels 2048 x1536. Please note that the subsequent number represents the maximum resolution of decoding, for example, under the 9-channel mode, the maximum resolution of decoding is 1280×960; the decoding mode of different decoders varies as well. It shall be normally decoded and displayed as the resolution of the front-end IPC has been guaranteed not to exceed the resolution restriction of the current decoder mode.

• 1. Decoding on the wall

When you have selected a scheme, select the channel for decoding on the wall in the device list on

the left, then drag the relevant decoder to the corresponding decoding screen to complete decoding

on the wall. Use the

button to change the stream type of decoding on the wall before

dragging. Select main stream or sub-stream on the wall.

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If the channel dragged to the channel of the decoding screen shall be changed to other channels, the other channels shall be directly dragged to the corresponding window.

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1) İDİ is used to open the decoding module preview window. Click on it to access a preview

window on the current page, which is convenient for customers to view pictures on the wall.

2) H is used to delete the current channel. Click on it to delete the decoding channel of the

current split screen.

7.2.1 Decoding group Patrol

The decoding management group has been mentioned in the device management module discussed above. After setting up the decoding group, users may drag the group to the TV wall in the

decoding group module, as follows:

The group dragged to the TV wall output can automatically open the patrol within group. The patrol interval can be set at the time of configuring the decoding group. The default value is 2 seconds.

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• • 1. Decoding Pre-plan Patrol

Click on the “ADD” button to add a pre-plan:

Set a “Plan Name” and “Stay Time” for the pre-plan patrol. The default value of “Stay Time” is 15 seconds; the minimum value is 10 seconds. After completion of settings, please click on “OK” to enter the pre-plan edit mode:

Configure the Pre-plan. Select the decoder split screen, decoding stream type and channel to edit the pre-plan settings. When you have completed settings, please click on “Save Pre-plan” to complete the editing.

Click on “Pre-plan” to make this group of Pre-plan to TV Wall directly with no necessary manual

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operation, which is much convenient for users. Users may delete the saved pre-plans and perform other operations. If you have set several pre-plans, click “Start Pre-plan Patrol” to allow the decoder to start cruise according to the configured pre-plan.

• 1. Decoding rolling

In case of Decoding rolling to be fulfilled in certain decoder, the decoder must be selected for Cruise during TV wall scheme setting (please see section 6.2), and the roll group has been determined in the course of scheme setting.

As the roll group and roll screen has been assured to be set in the scheme, on the button below in the interface to start/pause the Cruise , click the o button in the process of roll to stop roll (note: roll control button is only effective to roll decoder but general decoder).

• 1. Introduction of Buttons on Preview Operation Interface

On the preview operation interface, there is a row of function buttons

are split-screen switch control buttons. When a user selects the decoding screen, he/she may use the

buttons here to switch the number of split screens between different modes, such as 1,4, 9, 16, 36,

64. is a full screen control; users may click on it to activate full screen mode, right-click to exit.

is a split control; users may open/close the decoder split.

is a channel-clear-control; iib

is used to clear all decoding channels in certain decoders with one key, while

is used to clear all

decoding channels in all decoders with one key.

• 1. Decoder Playback

Access the playback operation interface as shown below:

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Drag the channel to be played to the decoder, then select the criteria for searching, such as date and video path. Click on the “video retrieval” button to search for video files in the corresponding

channel. Operation here is similar to that of video playback. All playback channels must be in the

same device, and a maximum of 9 channels of playbacks simultaneously. When the video search is

completed, click on the

button or double-click on timeline to start playing. Double-click to

relocate time stamp during playing, as shown in the figure:

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• 1. Introduction of Buttons on Playback Operation Interface

The function buttons in the lower part of playback operation interface are

For details about the

functions of the buttons, please see the section above. Its functions includes: play/pause, stop, frame

play, playback speed adjustment, full screen, split -screen number button, decoder CLS, splict offset settings, open/close the split, TV wall CLS.

1. Alarm Configuration

Click on the “Alarm configuration” button on the main interface to access the alarm configuration interface. “Alarm configuration” is an alarm rule setting module. If a user wants to fulfill alarm linkage in the client-end, the alarm linkage rule must be set in advance.

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Alarm configuration interface shows the currently set linkage rules and the state of the rule.

• 1. Add Linkage Rule

To add an alarm linkage rule, please click on “Add” at the upper left corner, as shown below:

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1. Rule name: alarm linkage rule name is user-defined.
2. Alarm type: currently support 8 types of alarm, including Alarm in, Motion detection, Tampering, Video Loss, Area alarm, Object alarm, Cross line alarm and Counting alarm. Among which, the last four kinds are specialized to the device about intelligent detection. Regarding the definitions of the 8 types of alarm, please see NVR’s specifications.
3. Alarm source: Click on the check box to add all channels of all devices to VMS which can currently be selected.
4. Linkage action: includes capture, PTZ, Map, Record, pop Image and TV wall, which are defined respectively as below.

Capture: captures the picture of the linkage channel.

PTZ: controls the linkage channel. You may choose to call certain presets, call certain cruises or certain tracks. Only front devices which support PTZ control can be linked to PTZ.

Map: displays an alarm on map interface. For the linkage of map alarm, the channel to be linked shall be deployed on the map. When an alarm is triggered, the icon of the channel will be indicated in red on the map.

Record: when an alarm is triggered, the channel linked starts recording at local storage server, where you shall configure the RecPlan in advance. Records can be viewed by searching in the playback module.

Pop image: when an alarm is triggered, the preview window will pop up from the main interface displaying the real-time preview of the linked channel.

TV Wall: select a channel and TV Wall for wall-run. When an alarm is triggered, the real-time preview picture of this channel will be uploaded to the TV Wall.

Note: If the linkage action has been set as map, video, popup image and TV Wall, the front-end devices shall be selected. It shall be “auto-end” or “Schedule end”; “auto end” means that there is no linkage action upon the completion of alarm, while “timing end” means that the linkage action will end at the set time, which ranges from 1 second to 36,000 seconds.

1. Action param: the linkage action set can be displayed in this column.
2. Remarks: indicates relevant information of this linkage rule. It can be customized and omitted.

Upon completion, the window is as shown below:

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Click on the “Save” button at the bottom to save and complete the settings.

• 1. Modify Alarm Rule

Upon completion of alarm rule adding, users may click on “Modify” indicated in the figure to edit the existing rule.

• 1. Delete Alarm Rule

Add Device Refresh

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To delete the existing rule, click on the “Delete” button in the figure; in case of disable of the feature at the moment, select the “check” button in the figure.

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1. Alarm Management

Click on the “Alarm” button on the main interface to enter the alarm management interface:

Alarm management interface displays all alarm information upload to VMS. Select time range to search and an alarm type, click on the “Search” button, then the system will search for relevant alarm information. There are 8 types of alarms, including alarm input, motion detection, video tampering alarm, video loss, target count detection, area detection, object detection and line crossing detection.

1. Log Management

Click on the “Log” button on the main interface to enter the log management interface:

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Log management interface displays all important operation records of a user. Select a log type and time range to search, click on “Retrieve” to start searching. Log types include login/logout, device management, start/stop rec, linkage management and remote configuration.

1. login/logout: users log in/out records.
2. Device management: management of records about user registration, modification and deletion of devices.
3. Start/stop recording: start/stop local video record.
4. Linkage management: management about recordsfromf user operations, such as addition, modification and deletion of a linkage rule.
5. Remote configuration: records of user operations in terms of remote configuration, and modification of parameters for front-end devices.

The log will record the operation time, the user performed such operations, IP address where the operation is conducted, types of operations and target address of relevant important operations in details, which help the administrator to find out any issues.

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1. User Management

Click on the “User management” button on the main interface to enter the user management interface:

User admin listed in the user management interface has the rights to set privilege for sub-users and users. There is a default super user whose name is “admin”, which can not be deleted and has all privileges. Click on “Modify” to change the password of the super user.

• 1. Add Sub-user

Click on “Add user” at the left-upper corner to add a new user:

The default user type is “Guest”, which means an ordinary user, not an administrative user. The user

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type cannot be modified. Fill in the user name, password, type the password again, then click on “OK’ to add a new user. The password and that to input at the field “Confirm password” shall be the same.

• 1. Sub-user Access Distribution

Add user

To assign sub-users access rights, click on the “Right” button indicated in the figure to grant the users relevant access privileges:

Types of access include common access, map access and decoder access.

Common access: includes preview, playback, video, intercom and PTZ control; depends on channels. The administrator may distribute relevant channels to the corresponding sub-users. The number corresponding to PTZ represents the control priority of PTZ. You may double-click to edit, and select a value from 0 to 10, among which, 0 indicates that there will be no PTZ control access, and 1-10 indicates the priority of PTZ control access. The larger the number, the higher the authority, i.e. 10

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represents the top priority of PTZ control while 1 represents the lowest priority.

Channels without preview access distributed will be hidden if a sub-user logs in. Similarly, channels without relevant access rights cannot offer users access to playback, video and intercom. users can’t apply the corresponding functions. For instance, there are only 3 channels have been distributed to test sub-user, as shown in the figure:

Login with sub-user can only view three channels, as shown in the figure below:

©Note: the super user has top access priority which cannot be modified.

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• 1. Sub-user Modification and Deletion

1) Modify a sub-user

Click on the “Modify” button indicated in the figure to pop up the editing interface.

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OK

Users may modify their passwords as needed. Upon completion of input, click on the “OK” button to confirm and save.

1. Delete a sub-user

Click on the “Delete” button on the user management interface to delete corresponding users, among which, you may not delete the super user account.

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1. Local Configuration

Click on the “Local configuration” button on the main interface to enter the local configuration

interface:

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Window scale

Capture path

Download path

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1. Auto login: when VMS software opens, it will automatically log in.
2. Boot from the start: when you select this feature, the client-end program will run automatically when the server which runs VMS boot up.
3. Auto stream: when speed mode and save mode are selected, as shown in the figure,

□ Auto stream 0 Speed mode 0 Save mode 4 ’ sub screen open the main stream

among which,

open of preview will open main stream and sub stream under the speed mode, however, only one of them will be displayed, therefor, it will be faster for switching and also saves the bandwidth. “Save” mode means that only one stream shall be opened at the same time; the current stream shall be closed to open another. It is slower and saves the bandwidth as well. Users may select the mode as needed. In addition, it can be selected under certain number of split screens to automatically switch to main stream under the circumstance of auto stream, 1,4 and 9 channels are optional.

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1. Window scale: for preview or playback. You may choose from full screen, 4:3 and 16:9.
2. Capture path: the directory to save captured pictures, including preview captures, playback captures and alarm linkage captures.
3. Download path: the directory to down documents.
4. Export log path: the directory to export log documents.
5. Sync device time: manual or automatic synchronization of time of access devices.
6. Alarm sounds: selection of sound, which is used as alarm linkage sound. You may customize the sound.
7. Rec storage path setting: setting local directory to save recorded documents.
8. Data backup and restore: backing up and restoring database to prevent data loss.
9. Channel count: displaying the authorized total number of channels. ZKTeco: unlimited Channel;

ONVIF: unlimited Channel; P2P: unlimited Channel; ZKTeco-P: unlimited Channel

1. Record colors: defining the color of indication of different types of videos.
2. Version: the version number of the current program (non-modifiable).

Upon completion of settings, click on “Save” to quit.

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1| LOGIN & LOGOUT

ACTi CMS 2.0

Quick User Guide

BEFORE YOU START

Thank you for using ACTi CMS 2.0 server system. This guide will demonstrate the fundamentals of how to:

• Monitor live view and operate relevant live view functions
• Search recordings
• Export video

You may download ACTi CMS 2.0 User’s Manual for detailed operation instructions from product page: http://www.acti.com/CMS2

For technical support, please contact your system supplier or contact our technical support team via http://www.acti.com/chd.

ACTi CMS 2.0 Installation Guide

Read More :

1. Ganz CORTROL VMS Client Setup Guide
2. How to Configure Gmail for Device Notifications
3. XMEYE VMS PC CLIENT Setup Guide

Log in via CMS2 Workstation

(The Password field is case-sensitive)

İ2İ OVERVIEW

Click the buttons on the right to switch between two main screens:

Live View

• See live view
• Control a PTZ camera
• Receive event alerts
• Record manually or take a snapshot

Playback

• Search / Play back recordings
• Export snapshots or video

Log out from CMS On top of the screen,

click Options ^

Logout

3İ LIVE VIEW

You will enter the default live view layout after logging

in.

•Apply a preset view:

Left-click on a view

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Event

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Click on the NVR

•Watch a camera: Drag it into layout

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• Watch an instant event playback: Select the desired NVR source, and double-click on the event.

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4 SINGLE CHANNEL OPTIONS

5 PTZ OPERATION

Operate digital PTZ function

Use the mouse to do digital PTZ operation on a selected

On Live View screen, select a single channel on layout.

Take a snapshot to client PC Start/Stop manual recording

Show live view windows on a map

• Show single camera live view: Double-click on the camera icon

• Link to another map: Click

□2

• Show all camera live view:

Right-click to open channel menu^ “Show All Live View’

O Draw a zoom area:

Hold left button and draw.

& Navigate:

Hold left-button and move the red frame.

0 Cancel digital PTZ:

Right-click in PiP window.

Operate optical PTZ function

Operate a PTZ camera with on-screen controls/joystick.

Preset/Tour /Command menu

7İ EXPORT VIDEO

Msearch PLAYBACK

1. Enter Playback screen, select a View or drag a camera to Display area.
2. İDrag the Time Bar to find specific scene, and use the controls on Control panel to play and search.

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View

Device

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camera: Drag it into layout

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NVR site :Click on

the NVR

Time Bai

1. Enter Playback screen, drag the Time Bar to video start point, right-click and select “Mark Export Start” on quick menu.
2. Drag to video end point, right-click and select “Mark Export End” on quick menu.
3. Right-click and select “Export Video”.

Control

Rewind /Pause /Play Go to specific time

Previous •­Display*, event

Go to current time

Next Search Export video

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Play speed Time bar scale

4. Set the export settings, and then click “Apply”.

NOTE: The exported video and snapshots are saved to your designated file location, the default location is Windows desktop.

INSTALL THE SERVER

Step 1

ACCESS VIA BROWSER

Step 2

ACTi CMS 2.0

Quick Installation Guide

BEFORE YOU START

Thank you for using ACTi CMS 2.0 product. This guide will demonstrate the fundamentals of how to setup ACTi CMS 2.0 system. For detailed instructions, please refer to ACTi CMS 2.0 System Administrator’s Manual from http://www.acti.com/downloadcenter

Pre-requisites before installation:

• Ensure that your CMS server computer meets the minimum system requirements.
• Uninstall other ACTi NVR or previous CMS server product on the CMS server computer, and manually delete ACTi Corporation program folder.
• Disable UAC function in Windows.
• Make sure your NVR servers have been upgraded to the latest version.

Customer Help Desk: http://www.acti.com/CHD US/Canada Toll-free Helpline: 1-866-410-2284 (ACTi)

Wait for a few seconds until the server is ready.

Connect to http://localhost/ via

Internet Explorer.

Install two ACTi ActiveX control components.

Step 3

LOGIN

CMS v2.0

Account admin

Password ••••••

On Login page, enter: •Account: admin • Password: 123456

Click “Login”.

Live View

Playback

Setup

Language English

Remember login info

Don’t Remember

Note

If you meet any of the following problems, please try the methods below to fix it or contact our technical support team:

1. Cannot access Login page
2. Server is not ready, please wait for a while and connect again.
3. Your CMS server port is being used by another application, please close that application. For instance, if you use default port 80, Skype might have taken it.
4. Cannot install the ActiveX controls
5. Use Internet Explorer browser 32-bit version.
6. The UAC function in Windows Vista or Windows 7 restricts the installation of add-ons. Please turn off the UAC function.
7. Internet Explorer security settings restrict the installation of add-on components. Please turn off the browser’s ActiveX Filtering function, add this CMS server site to Trusted sites list, and set the security level to Medium-high or lower.

REGISTER THE LICENSE

Step 4

1′ Make sure you have the information on hand:

License key and ACTi member account/password

(ACTi Member Center – http://member.acti.com/)

■Go to Setup page ^ System tab ^ License

3′ On Online Registration tab, fill in the required fields, and then click “Apply”. Make sure the total of licensed channels is enough for the number of devices you are going to add to CMS server.

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CREATE USERS

Step 5

ADD NVR SERVERS

Step 6

(fl Enter Setup page ^ Users tab ^ ,■

Add a user group:

expand its properties.

■Select the newly-created group on the group list and modify its CMS Permissions and NVR Permissions.

■On Users tab, select | Users

Create a new user account:

(fl Enter Setup page ^ Source tab, and click “Add Source”.

(fl Input the NVR server information and the NVR Administrator’s password, and then click “Apply”.

On All Sources tree, click □ by the NVR sever name to

(A) To synchronize with the devices, click i (B) To modify NVR server or device settings, click the item in the NVR category to enter setup page.

SET EVENT RULES

Step 7

CUSTOMIZE LIVE VIEWS

Step 8

O Select an event type from the event list.

(■Configure the response settings on Event Edit window, and then click “Apply”.

VALIDATION

Step 9

fl Enter Setup page ^ Event tab

fl From All Sources t ree, select your event source: an NVR server or a device – .

1. Go to Live View page. On View Tool bar, click O to create a new view, then clickQ to enter edit mode.
2. Select a layout style.
3. »To add a camera view: Pull a device from Device list to a channel.

•To add a map view: Select a channel and click I , upload the map, drag the lower right corners to adjust map size, and add devices from Device list.

1. On View Tool bar, click ! to save the view.
2. ClickO to set this view as default live view.
3. On Live View page, check live streaming by selecting a view on View list or an NVR in Device list.
4. On Live View page, check the Event list for instant event notifications from devices.
5. On Playback page, check the recordings by selecting a view on View list or an NVR in Device list, drag the time bar and use the Control buttons to play.

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Overview

Designed for large-scale multi-site video surveillance solution, Central Management System 2.0 (hereafter referred to as CMS) software allows its user the full capabilities to monitor and manage multiple Network Video Recorders (NVR) via network. It also possesses full functionalities to manage not only NVRs but devices (network cameras, video encoders, etc.), users and events.

CMS Server / Client Architecture

CMS is a typical web-based server/client system. In a multi-site surveillance solution, CMS Server serves as a management command center; a Client makes requests of monitoring video streams or playing recordings sent to CMS Server, and CMS Server will pass this request to the involved NVR Server to send data/video stream to the Client. CMS Server starts automatically as soon as the Server computer (where it is installed) boots up, and operates in the background without requiring the login of administrator. It would provide services over the TCP/IP network to multiple Clients upon requests coming through HTTP protocol.

There are two types of Clients in CMS system: Web Client and Workstation Client. A user, connecting from whether web browser or workstation, will be provided with the same user interface and be CMS functions.

• Web Client: the web version of interface to access CMS Server without the need of installing any client program. Logging in to the CMS Server is as simple as visiting a website through the browser.
• Workstation Client: the client application making accessing CMS Server free from the use of browser .The workstation includes a set of programs that provide interface between users and the CMS Server.

Prerequisites

Please preview these prerequisites below and make sure they are met before installation:

1. Upgrade All the NVR servers

Please upgrade all the NVR servers to the latest version.

1. Suitable System Specifications

Ensure that the server computer meets the minimum system requirements.

1. Uninstall Previous ACTi NVR or CMS Products

As the previous ACTi NVR server software ( NVR 2.X) or previous CMS server software (CMS1.X) cannot co-exist with CMS 2.0 server on the same computer, please uninstall their main program and patches from Windows ^ Control Panel before installing CMS 2.0 server. Please also manually delete the program folder. By default, this folder ACTi Corporation is under C:\Program Files.

1. Turn off UAC in Windows

UAC (User Access Control) is a security setting that restricts access in Microsoft Windows.

You must disable UAC before installing CMS 2.0 in Windows 7, for the installation of application components and certain program features would be interrupted by this security rule. If you are using Windows 8, please enable the built-in Administrator account and log in with this identity, or add this CMS site to IE browser’s trusted sites (please follow the solution provided for Condition 2: Why can’t I install Active X controls after logging in? on page 29 to do so).

Disable UAC in Windows 7

1. Go to Windows Control Panel, type “UAC” in search box.
2. Click “Change User Account Control settings”

1. Move the slider to “Never notify position”, and then click “OK”. You will have to restart

the computer for this change to take place.

1.

Disable UAC in Windows Vista

Go to Windows Control Panel, click “User Account and Family safety”.

System and Maintenance Get started with Windows

Back up your computer

Security

«jPw Check for updates

Check this computer’s security status

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Allow a programı through Windows Firewall

Network and Internet View network status and tasks Set up file sharing

^■7 Hardware and Sound

Play CDs or other media automatically

Mouse

Programs

■-tt|| Uninstall a program

Change startup programs

User Accounts and Family Safety

SŞ Set up parental controls for any user ®Add or remove user accounts

m . Appearance and Personalization Change desktop background Change the color scheme Adjust screen resolution

jLjh Clock, Language, and Region j” Change keyboards or other input

methods

Ease of Access Let Windows suggest settings Optimize visual display

I y I Additional Options

Select the account, then “Turn User Account Control on or off”.

2.

1. On the “Turn on User Account Control (UAC) to make your computer more

secure” window, uncheck the “Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect

your computer“. Click on the “OK” to apply, you will have to restart the computer for this change to take place.

Server Installation

The server program installation is as easy as 1-2-3 by following the installation wizard’s instructions. The server would start its service right after installation completes, without the need to restart the server computer.

Install the Software

1. Execute the install shield application .
2. Follow the onscreen instructions of InstallShield Wizard, accept the license agreement and proceed.

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License Agreement

Please read the following license agreement carefully.

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Please read the terms and conditions of this license agreement carefully before installing the software. This end user license agreement (EULA) is between you (either an individual, or a single legal entity) and ACTi. By installing the software and clicking on the “agree” button, you agree to the term and conditions of this agreement. If you do not agree to this _v

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When selecting Setup Type, the default “Complete” will have the program installed on default C drive, you may select “Custom” to choose another program location.

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Setup Type

Select the setup type to install.

Please select a setup type.

All program features will be installed. (Requires the most disk space.)

Select which program features you want installed. Recommended for advanced users.

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The IP Port Checker will pop up to confirm the CMS port number. The installation program will use 80 as default. You may enter another available port number in “Listen Port” field and click “Apply”.

3.

You may just click “Apply” if you are not sure whether this port has been taken or not. If the port is being used by another service, you will be asked to input another available port number.

4. As the server port is confirmed, the installation process is done, click “Finish”.

5. After the installation completes, connect to http://localhost:port number with Internet

Explorer browser, you will see CMS Login page.

Note

If IIS Web Server has been installed on the computer and you are asked to restart the computer during installation process, please

1. Choose Yes. I want to restart mjj computer now. to restart right away.
2. After the computer reboots, this install shield will automatically continue the installation.

Workstation Installation

CMS2 Workstation provides interface between users and the CMS server. It may be installed on the server computer or on a separate computer with internet access to CMS server.

Install the Software

1. Execute install the shield application LE .
2. Follow the onscreen instructions of InstallShield Wizard, accept the license agreement and proceed.

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Please read the terms and conditions of this license agreement carefully before installing the software. This end user license agreement (EULA) is between you (either an individual, or a single legal entity) and ACTi. By installing the software and clicking on the “agree” button, you agree to the term and conditions of this agreement. If you do not agree to this ▼

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License and Activation

In CMS system, the maximum number of channels is unlimited; your required number of channels should be licensed and activated before adding the devices to the system. To get the license, you may contact ACTi sales representatives to purchase the licenses and obtain the License Key. Upon the activation of license with the License Key, the channels will automatically become available.

Please note:

•The license is cumulative and perpetual.

•The license is not version-specific, software version upgrading will not influence the existing license you have activated on CMS server.

How Does License Activation Work

License activation is the process of unlocking the channels on CMS server with the received License Key. License Key is a serial number delivered as a printed card or by email after the purchase is carried out. During license activation, your License Key is matched against the MAC address of the Network Interface Card (NIC) on CMS server computer. Once this license key is used by the computer with given MAC, it cannot be activated with another MAC. This matching record will be stored on the activation database. If your computer has more than one network cards, CMS server will detect them and provide you a dropdown list to select from.

How to Activate the Licenses

There are two ways to activate the licenses depending on your CMS server network condition:

Online Activation

If your CMS server computer has available Internet access, you should take online activation.

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Step 1: Membership ID in ACTi Member Center is required for activation. Register one for free at http://member.acti.com/

Step 2: Log in CMS server, go to Setup page^System tab^License^“Online Registration”. Select the MAC Address, enter your License Key, member Account and Password, and then click “Apply”. CMS server will connect to the activation database via Internet to register the license key, and unlock the channels.

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1. Membership ID in ACTi Member Center is required for activation. Register one for free at http://member.acti.com/

1. Access http://www.acti.com/support/LicenseMgt/CMS registration.asp, enter the License

Key and the MAC address of CMS server computer, click “Submit”. An email with

Offline Activation

Offline activation does not require Internet access for CMS server. It is used when CMS is located in a network not connected to public Internet (e.g. in a restricted military base). You will need to get an activation file (AUL.lic file) from another computer and transfer it to CMS server computer.

On another computer, access ACTi website to activate the licenses using the

activation code file (AUL.lic) will be sent to your registered e-mail account.

1. Log in CMS server from local or via web client. Go to Setup ^ System tab ^ License ^ “Offline Registration”^ click “Import” and upload the license file (AUL.lic). Click “Apply” to activate this license.

Verify Your License

Once your license is successfully activated, the license information will be shown on License

page.

Important

The license data will be erased once CMS server is uninstalled. Be sure to retain your license key information in a safe place because you may need to reinstall the software. After the software is uninstalled, you should contact ACTi Customer Help Desk http://www.acti.com/CHD to clear the ^original registration data in our database, and then you may activate the license again.

Tip

How to find MAC Address

1. Click Windows Start, in the run box on Start menu, input “cmd”.
2. Execute the cmd program, and input the command “ipconfig /all” or “getmac”
3. The MAC address will be referred to as the Physical Address, made up of 12 characters

e.g. 00-1E-65-FE-8E-98

Log in to the System

Access CMS via Internet Explorer

httpy/localhosv

Network

220.228.146.21

(Example)

http://172.16.26.82/

(Example)

From Server Computer Using Local Client

Open Internet Expolrer. If your computer is where CMS server is installed, type http://localhost/ or the computer’s IP address in URL box.

From Remote Client Computer

A remote client refers to any client using a computer over WAN or LAN other than server computer. If you are connecting to a CMS server as a remote client, please type server computer’s IP (e.g. local network ip: http://172.16.26.217 within LAN; public IP http://220.228.146.21 or domain name http://cms.acti.com over WAN ) in URL box. If the port number is 80, you can omit it when typing the address.

Accept ActiveX Controls Installation Requests

CMS interface requires the add-on ActiveX Control components, please make sure browser’s security settings allow ActiveX controls to be downloaded and installed. When your browser asks if you allow ACTi Corporation’s add-on components to run, please allow them.

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Login Failure Troubleshooting

Once you confront with problems accessing CMS server, refer to the possible conditions below and follow the instruction to solve your issues.

Condition 1: Why can’t I access CMS server via my browser?

After typing in the correct CMS server IP, if you cannot access CMS Login page, you may get the below browser screens:

Cause: Server is not ready

Solution: It will take a little while for the server to get ready to run after the installation is completed, please wait a few seconds and connect again.

Condition 2: Why can’t I install Active X controls after logging in?

ActiveX Control components are essential for CMS server to present user interface. The message below will show if these controls were not installed.

Cause 1: Your Internet Explorer browser version does not support CMS.

Solution: Make sure you are using the 32-bit version of Internet Explorer.

Cause 2: Your browser restricts the installation of add-on components.

Solution: Internet Explorer security settings may restrict the installation of add-on components. To ensure CMS server is always accessible from your web client regardless of any change in browser’s overall Internet security settings, you may add CMS server site to Internet Explorer’s Trusted sites. These sites are which you consider safe and wish to visit with low security restrictions while maintaining higher security for the rest of the Internet.

1. On IE browser, click Tools ^ Safety and make sure ActiveX Filtering is unchecked.
2. On IE browser, go to Tools ^Internet Options^Security tab, select “Trusted sites”, set the security level to “Medium High”, and then click “Sites”.
3. Add http://localhost or server IP to the zone, and clear the box “Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone”.
4. Back on Security tab, click “Apply” to apply the changes. This will allow ActiveX and

scripting to be available for the chosen sites but not for the Internet as a whole.

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Login

1. Enter Account & Password

Account (non case-sensitive):

Admin (default)

Password (case-sensitive): 123456 (default)

1. Change UI language

To change UI language, select the desired language from “Language” dropdown list.

1. Remember Account/Password

To have the server remember your Login Account and Password for future, check “Remember Account/Password”. Clicking “Don’t Remember” will clear your input text and reset to default.

To directly enter the main page every time you log in from this PC in the future Check “Remember Account/Password” then “Auto Login” to skip the Login page. If your computer may be accessed by someone without proper authority, please DO NOT use either of these functions.

To cancel auto-login, on title bar, click G ^ “Logout” to return to login page, and this function is cancelled.

1. Retrieve the Forgotten Password

CMS Server can send the password of the User’s account to the saved email address. To have Users be able to use this service, please make sure (1) the SMTP settings have been configured (refer to How to Setup SMTP Settings for Event Rules on page 53) and (2) a valid email address has previously been saved in Setup page ^ Users tab ^ User list.

The email address input in Forgot Password window should match the one under your User account saved in CMS server.

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Access CMS Server via Workstation

CMS Workstation includes a set of programs that provide interface between users and the CMS server. It may be installed on the same PC as the CMS server, or on a separate client computer.

Double-click the shortcut icon on your desktop to execute this workstation

Login

Fill in the following fields then click “Login” to log in to the system. The login process of

Workstation is very much the same as that of Web browser:

1. Server IP & Server Port

In Server IP field, key in localhost or 127.0.0.1 if CMS Workstation is on the same computer with CMS server. If you are connecting from a non-server computer, please input the IP address of server computer, for example: 220.228.146.22.

In Server Port field, key in the port number (default is 80).

1. Enter Account & Password

Account (non case-sensitive) Admin (default)

Password (case-sensitive) 123456 (default)

1. Choose the Initial Screen

CMS user interface consists of three main module screens: Live

View, Playback and Setup, you may choose one where you would like to enter after logging in. Default is Live View screen.

1. Language

Choose a UI language from drop-down list.

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1. Remember Login Information

To have CMS2 Workstation remember the Account, Password, your choices of Initial Page and UI Language, simply check “Remember login info”. Click “Don’t Remember” will clear your input text and reset to default.

To directly enter the desired page every time you log in from this PC , check “Remember login info” then “Auto Login” to skip the Login page. If your computer may be accessed by someone else, you might consider not to use either of these functions.

To cancel auto-login, on title bar, click EZ ^ “Logout” to return to login page, and this function is cancelled.

1. Retrieve the Forgotten Password

Please refer to D. Retrieve the Forgotten Password on page 28.

1. Server Name/Server Sites List

CMS2 Workstation can remember multiple server sites and their login settings and show the

1. Click in the Server Name box and input the server site name.

site lists on Login window. To add a new site:

2. Fill in the other fields. If you disable the “Remember Account/Password”, then only the Server Name, Server IP and Server Port of this server site will be

1. Click “Save”
2. After a server site is saved, it will be shown on Server Name dropdown list.

You may click on its name to enter its

Login window or 0 to delete it from the

list.

1. You can export the saved server sites, or import it to another Workstation client computer.

Access CMS server via CMS2 Workstation, go to Setup page ^ System tab ^ Workstation.

1. Export current server sites list

Click “Browse” to select a folder to save the list, and then click “Export”. This file will be saved as an *.xml file.

1. Import a server site list

Click “Browse” to select the *.xml file, and then click “Import”. The server sites will appear in Server Name dropdown list on Login window of your next login.

Live View

Playback

This module includes user setup, NVR source/device setup, TV Wall setup, event setup and CMS system-wide settings.

Set up the System

This chapter will guide you through everything you need to know in System Setup procedure from first time connection with CMS server to general system configuration.

CMS Main Screen

On the right are link buttons to three CMS major functions: (1) Live View, (2) Playback and (3)

Setup. You can click the orange button to enter the function page.

In this module, you can see live view from NVRs, perform PTZ operations with a mouse or a joystick, view system log, receive alerts on the event panel, set view layouts, perform manual recording or take a snapshot.

You may search and play existing recordings in multiple channels synchronously. Snapshots or video segments can be taken from playback files. Recorded files can also be exported to AVI format here.

Setup

Manage Users

The User Groups/Users page allows you to (1) manage the access permissions of different user groups, (2) add users to or delete them from user groups, (3) assign users to specific user group. This chapter will take you through these settings.

Access Permissions

In CMS, the access permissions are managed by User Groups. User Groups defines which CMS operations and NVRs are allowed for the group users. Different User Groups will have different access rights. For example, an Administrator User is allowed for the complete operations in CMS system, while a standard User may only be permitted to see Live View and do Playback with limited NVRs. The chart below displays an example consisting of different employees as CMS Users and their access rights in this system:

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Go to Setup page ^ Users tab. There are two sections to manage User Groups and Users individually.

User Groups: To setup user groups and its permissions for device and functionalities.

Users: To manage user accounts and configure user information.

CMS has integrated Microsoft Active Directory® service to provide network administrators a more convenient choice for user management. Active Directory is a directory service built in Microsoft Server products to manage user identities and privileges within the domain network. As CMS runs on a server computer logged on to the same domain with an Active Directory

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server, you can import a user account or a group from those concurrently existing in Active Directory into CMS server. In this way, the user identification is processed by Active Directory centrally, and there is no need for CMS administrator to maintain these user accounts.

User Groups

You can specify access permissions to each NVR for an entire user group. This user grouping can save you significant amount of works if you have multiple users performing similar tasks and acting as similar roles.

There are already two default User groups

• Administrator: With full permissions in CMS interface.
• User: With the permissions to watch all camera live view and playback(Default).

The Administrator User is predefined with full permissions in the CMS server, and cannot be deleted. You can choose to create a new user group on CMS server or import an existing group from the Active Directory database within your domain.

1. Select ^{User Gr0Lips} , click “Add” and then choose the group type:

•Add a new user group:

Insert ID, group Name and group Description, your input in the Name field will be the name of this User group. Click “Apply” to finish.

• Import a domain group as a User group:

Choose an existing user group from your domain, and click “Apply” to finish.

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The domain users within that group will all be added to CMS server at the same time. To view the whole users within this group, please select Users 2 and enable the “Show

users in domain groups.” The account information of these domain users, unlike those user

accounts you add one by one to CMS server, are not editable on Users page.

Domain users added as a whole group

1. Assign CMS Permissions for created group. This will define what functions this User

group is allowed to access. By default, a User group will initially be allowed to access only

Live View page and Playback page on CMS, but without any permission to CMS or NVR

settings, so you may have to assign the Source Permissions later.

3. Assign Source Permissions for created groups. This will define which NVRs this User

group is allowed to access. If this User group is allowed to access later-added NVRs, check

“New Source Default” and edit the permissions.

You may individually check the NVRs this user group is allowed to access, and set the permissions to configure NVR settings.

You may also enable the permissions related to a specific camera under the NVR.

Instead of tailoring the settings for each device, you may click “Device Unified Settings” and

set universal settings, which will be applied to any device you check under this NVR.

You may copy the Source Permissions Settings to other sources. Click “Copy” under Source Permissions tab to bring up the target NVR menu, check the target sources, and click “Apply”.

Click “Apply” on the top to save the settings.

Add Users

To create a user account with on CMS server.

1. Select ^Users , and click Add button.
2. Select User Type as Customized User or Domain User.

•Customized User: an account created and managed on CMS server only. You will input an account name, its password and e-mail address for this User.

•Domain User: an account that already exists in Active Directory database within the domain. Since this is an existing account in your domain, you will have to select this account from Account dropdown list.

1. Insert user account, name, password, and the account e-mail (For Customized User).
2. Assign this created user account to a specific user group.
3. After you click “Apply”, this new user will be added to the list on the top.

Note

CMS server provides a procedure to help Users who have forgotten the password retrieve the original information, which relies solely on the “e-mail address” authentication. It is strongly recommended that you input an e-mail address that this User has access to when you establish the User account. To update the e-mail address of an account, go to Setup page^ Users tab ^ edit “Email” of an selected User account; the Users can also update the e-mail addresses themselves after logging in to CMS on Live View page ^ ^

Update Profile

Note

Account /Password Rules

1. Account and Password fields allow alphabets, numbers, and symbols except the following: / \ [ ] : ; | = , + * ? < > “
2. In Account field, for alphabets, the input will be recognized as lowercase letters. Space is only allowed between characters; the space in the beginning or at the end will be deleted when it is saved.
3. The Password field is case-sensitive, and the space is allowed.

Note

Admin is the default user account and belongs to “Administrator” user group. Hence, the user Admin and its group Administrator cannot be deleted; it possesses full permissions to all NVRs, devices, and CMS settings.

Domain Users Management

As CMS server computer is logged on to a domain Active Directory, it can import a user account from Active Directory.

This type of User account is “Domain User”. Upon being added to CMS server, the User properties stored on Active Directory database including account name and e-mail address will

be imported to CMS server.

Whenever the Domain User client tries to log in to CMS server, CMS server will first verify if

this account exists in CMS server database, if not, it will then have Active Directory verify the user account and password.

As Active Directory owns the privilege to create, edit and delete domain users, the Domain User’s account and password are not editable through CMS user interface but via Active Directory Administrative tool.

Manage NVRs

A CMS server manages multiple NVR severs, whose fundamental building blocks are the cameras or video encoders. The first thing you should do after you have registered the license is to setup your NVR connections in CMS Setup page. In this section, we will guide you through how to manage the NVRs and their devices.

Add an NVR

To start adding a new NVR, please follow steps as below:

1. On Setup page^ click “Source”. There is no source in All Sources list. Now click “Add

Source”.

2. On the Add Source window, fill in the following fields and click “Apply”: •Name – title of this NVR

•Host – the NVR’s IP address

•Port – the NVR’s port number

•Password – the Administrator’s password of this NVR. By default, all the devices in the NVR will be automatically added to CMS server after you click “Apply”. If you want to select only the desired devices rather than import all the devices at this stage, de-select “Auto Import All Devices in

Source” before clicking “Apply”.

Import Devices from NVRs

In most cases, with limited licenses, you do not import all devices of all NVRs to your CMS server. After an NVR is added, you may start selecting your desired devices to be imported to CMS server. Once a device is imported, on CMS interface you can (1) modify this device directly, (2) see its live stream ,(3) receive the instant event notifications from this device and (4) watch the recorded video of this device.

1. On All Sources list, select this NVR, the Using Devices list on the right will display the imported devices. By default, all the devices of an NVR were already imported as you added it to CMS server.

2. If you have unchecked the box “Auto Import All Devices in Source” when adding this

NVR source, you have to select the devices to be added by yourself.Click “Import Devices”

to enter NVR device list.

1. On the Import Devices list will show all devices of this NVR. Select the desired devices you

want to import and click “Apply”.

1. The Using Devices list will be updated in accordance with your selection on Import

Devices list.

Synchronize Device Settings

The configurations done on NVR site will not be synchronized with CMS server actively. For example, an NVR administrator may replace several cameras (which have also been imported to CMS server) with new ones, and therefore the CMS site would lose the connections between those replaced cameras. On CMS site, you can synchronize with an NVR server via one click:

1. Go to Setup page ^ Sources tab, on All Sources list, select this NVR.
2. On the right, click “Sync Devices” button.
3. Click “Apply”.

Tip

Whenever your CMS server loses connections with certain devices, it is always suggested that you click this button , sync Devices _t first, since the loss of connection probably resulted from some changes done on the NVR site.

Manage Multiple NVRs

You may centrally manage multiple NVRs on the All Sources Setup List easily.

Go to Setup page ^ Sources tab. Under

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lists all the NVRs you added.

Search an NVR

To locate a specific NVR in the All Sources tree, you may input the keyword in its name in the search bar, click to start searching, and click I to show all sources.

Delete NVRs

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, a list of connected NVRs will appear on the right. Select the NVRs

you want to delete, and click “Delete” then “Apply”.

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Configure NVR / Devices Settings

As CMS administrator owns unrestricted rights to control all the NVRs and their devices, it is sometimes more convenient to modify the NVR settings directly from CMS interface. On CMS

Source management page, you may change any property of an NVR or its devices.

NVR Settings

To enter an individual NVR’s settings, Go to Setup page ^ Sources tab, on All Sources list,

to expand its sub category. By selecting a title, the setup page will appear on the right. Any change applied to the NVR will be saved to both

select an NVR, and click on the arrow

Add Devices to this NVR by auto-search or manually

NVR itself and CMS server.

Device Settings

NVR User Group/Permissions management

NVR User Account management

NVR Storage setup

NVR System setup (Email/SMTP/FTP/Export folder/UI style)

NVR License management

NVR Backup/Restore/Language file management

NVR Device list

To configure the settings of a device, select the device from Source Setup List, and modify

the available settings on the right.

Note

Please note the following before applying any change to an NVR server:

1. It is strongly recommended that you make a backup of the original NVR settings.
2. Only the devices in the same network segment with the selected NVR can be found or manually added by clicking “Add Device”.
3. To modify a device’s schedule or event rules, please select the device and enter the Schedule or Event tab on the right.
4. The customized views saved on an NVR server cannot be configured via CMS interface.
5. ENR system settings and storage settings are accessible only via ENR interface.

Status Icon Description

On Live View screen or Setup page ^Source tab, the icons shown under All Sources category will display the status of each NVR server as well as the devices.

Example Icon

Status Description

Video loss:

CMS cannot retrieve the video stream.

Modification has not been saved:

This device’s settings have been modified but not saved yet. If you leave these modifications unsaved, they will not take effect.

Connection loss:

CMS cannot build up connection with this NVR or device. Please check the connection settings (including IP Address, Port number, Account Name and Password); or increase the “Connection Timeout” to allow more time for the device or NVR to respond.

Disk Full:

The storage space of this NVR server is full, and no recording is taking place. You will need to go to Setup ^ Source tab and configure the Storage settings in Source Setup List.

Recording:

This device is currently connected, and video is being recorded either manually or according to the schedule. The orange “SD” sign indicates that this device supports local storage.

Connected:

This device is currently connected, and the video stream is viewable on Live screen.

You have blocked the system event messages sent from this server, which means the current status of this server is invisible now.

Event Management

Under CMS’s management, an event detected by a single device can be notified not only to the NVR clients but to CMS clients at the same time. For example, once a camera detects a motion, both an NVR client and a CMS client can receive the alerts via emails. To do so, you have to set even rules in CMS Setup page ^ Event tab. The event rules set here will be independent from those set on NVR.

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How to Edit an Event Rule

Go to Setup page ^ Event tab. All the editable event rules are listed on the right.

NVR Status Event Rule

An event rule set for an NVR will trigger actions to notify CMS client.

1. Select an NVR source to edit an NVR event rule. There are seven types of NVR status that

can be set as event triggers – Source Loss, Source Recovery, Schedule Service Start, Schedule Service Stop, Disk Full, Disk is Available and Disk Not Found.

1. Highlight the rule you wish to edit. Double-click the “Response” field to edit the response action.
2. On Event Edit window, you can enable multiple response actions by first checking the box(es) to enable the items:

Action Items Function Description

Set to play beep sound for a number of repetitions.

On CMS2 Workstation client computer, you can upload a WAV file or an MP3 file as the alert sound, and set how many times this audio file is play when event occurs.

Beep and Audio file responses cannot be executed at the same time.

Enables CMS server to execute a specific command upon this event. You can use it to integrate CMS event with other programs. Enter the path of the command to be executed upon event.

Enables CMS server to send an email notification via SMTP server. The default SMTP and sender’s e-mail settings can be set in advance in

Setup page ^System tab^Settings ^ Email& SMTP Settings.

1. Type one or more recipients’ email addresses in “To” column (if more than one, please separate them by “;” symbol) or click the O icon to select recipients from existing NVR User list. The User’s Email address should be set in advance (in Setup page^ Users tab^ Users) so that it can be selected in this list.
2. Edit the e-mail subject and content.

Device Status Event Rule

An event rule set for a specific device will trigger actions to notify CMS client.

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There are five types of device status that can be set as event triggers – Motion, DI Trigger,

Video Loss, Video Recovery, Network Loss and Network Recovery.

1. Highlight the rule you wish to edit. Double-click the “Response” field to edit the response action.

3. On Event Edit window, you can enable multiple response actions by first checking the

box(es) to enable the items:

Action Items Function Description

This kind of action will focus your attention on the channel on client’s Live

View page when triggered.

Pop-up:

Brings up event pop-up playback window of selected channel upon trigger. You may also define the display duration of video on the window.

Hot-spot:

Displays video in Hot-spot window (red flashing frame) upon event. You may also define display duration of video on the

Hot-spot window

You may also define duration of the temporary View. Only Public Views are selectable for Switch View event rule.

Hot-spot and Switch View responses cannot be executed at the same time.

Switch View:

The current Live View will be switched to another one for a while. To enable this option, you will need to customize and save Views on Live View screen first.

Makes CMS client computer play beep sound for a number of repetitions.

On CMS Workstation client computer, you can upload a WAV file or an MP3 file as the alert sound, and set how many times this audio file is played when the event occurs. (This CMS server has to be already on Server Site list, see G. Server Name/Server Sites List on page 30)

Beep and Audio file responses cannot be executed at the same time.

Pushes any of the following to a designated TV Wall monitor: a specific live view of a device, a customized CMS View, all devices of an NVR, or a TV Wall View Set to. Please check the box “Enable” first to enable this configuration:

Send live view of a device

Select Type as “Device”, the NVR Source and the Device name, define how long this live view will stay on the screen, and click the monitor from the Target TV Wall station you select on the right.

Send live view of all devices

Select Type as “Source” and the NVR Source, define how long this live view will stay on the screen, and click the monitor from the Target TV Wall station you select

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To validate if this rule is successfully set, please make sure you have properly configured the involved settings like Motion Detection Regions or hardware devices like an audio speaker.

Manage the Event Rules

Event List panel gives an overview on event rules set on the CMS server. Go to Setup page ^ Event tab ^ select All Sources on the left. As the entire available rules of all NVRs are listed here, you may want to sort out some of them from the long list.

View the Event Rules

To sort by NVR Source name or Event Name, click the titles to list the entries in ascending or descending alphabetic order; another way is to click an NVR source of a single device in

Source Setup List to view their own event rules.

Delete the Event Rules

On Event List, select the rules you wish to delete, and then click “Delete” to clear this rule.

How to Setup SMTP Settings for Event Rules

CMS supports email notification sent through an SMTP server. You can specify the email and

server settings here.

1. Go to Setup page^System tab^Settings ^ Email& SMTP Settings.

Fill in each of the following fields.

1. As all necessary information is filled in, click “Send Test Mail” to try sending an email according to your settings, and then log in to your SMTP server to check incoming emails. If the test mail is sent successfully, CMS server is ready to send out emails.
2. As the settings are confirmed, click “Apply” to save.

System Log

The activities performed by logged-in Users are recorded on server as System Log. With the access permission, a user may view, search and export this record for analysis or investigation. This section will provide the instructions on how to read and search data in the system log.

“System Log” Q is one of the resident buttons on top of CMS server user interface, click it to enter either “CMS System Log” or “NVR Source System Log”.

CMS System Log

Upon entering the log page, you will be provided with a blank result list. After you define the searching criteria and click “Search”, the CMS System Log will search the activities performed on CMS.

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Date Time Type User Account Source Device Description

To start, please define the search criteria.

Search Time

The default is your current client time.

Log Type

You may filter the logs by activity Type. By default, all types are selected.

User Account

You may filter the activities performed by a specific user.

NVR Source / Device

You may filter the activities related to a specific NVR or a device.

CMS System Log

Search Time

2013/04/29

49

Type

Select All

User Account

Select All

B Source

Date Time

Type

| Select All Select All 11 ADR Branch 2 MobileGO

13 WEN Office

Device

Select All

Source

Select All

1 ADR Branch: 2 ACTi 1

1 ADR Branch: 7 ACTi 2

1 ADR Branch: 9 ACTi

ADR Branch: 11 ACTi

MobileGO: 1 11F_Entrance

2 MobileGO: 2 11F_Lab

2 MobileGO: 3 7F_Office Area A

2 MobileGO: 4 7F_Office PTZ

2 MobileGO: 5 7F_Offke Area B

MobileGO: 6 7F_Office Area All

WEN Office: 1 New Device

Description

Read the Log

The search result will show 1000 records before and after your query time. You may click the pagination buttons I 1 I to navigate earlier or later records. If there is an icon ⁺ on the top right corner of an entry, click it to view the full description content.

A log entry contains several kinds of information including Date Time, Type, User Account, Source, Device and Description. Check Type and Description fields to know what the user has done or what happened to the whole system. In Type field shows what major functions this behavior was involved in, in Description field narrates how the change was done (in green font color, uppercase) and the result (in white font color).

Take the case below for example, you can tell that the admin user set up an event rule on 2013/4/25 for #1 device(11F_Entrance) on #2 NVR(MobileGo) to trigger a response upon the motion detected by #1 device(11F_Entrance)’s motion region 1.